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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Engraved Gifts: Choosing the right engraving fonts

When you're ordering engraved gifts, its very important to choose the correct engraving font. The best font for your gift will often vary depending on the engraving you're requesting. For example, let's say you're getting three initials on a flask, you'll want to avoid the script font. Script lettering is best if you're having words done as the letters are made to connect. Old english or Century Block are great fonts for initials.

How about if you're having a name and date? Script is always a great choice for something like this. Century block looks fantastic too but you may want to avoid Old English. While some may disagree, I find that the Old English font looks best with initials, not so great with long engraving. It is very intricate and if you're having a few words done, all of the lines can tend to blur together.

Looking for a long quote or inspirational message for your groomsmen gifts or corporate awards? A cursive font like Script of Vanessa or a block font like Century Block or Avant Garde are your best bets here. You'll want to choose a font that is very legible and these all fit the bill.

Finally, the last engraving style to consider is the monogram. There are two types, the Circle Monogram and the Script Monogram. These are to be used only for a person's initials and only with three initials. You cannot use these fonts with one or two initials. The other thing to be sure of is to enter your engraving instructions in the order you'd like them - whatever initial (the last name initial) you want in the middle, be sure to place it in the middle. For example, say you're ordering a business card case and your name is Michael Alan Smith, enter the initials in the intructions area as MSA. Our engravers will engrave your gifts in the exact order you enter the instructions.

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