Cursive Porad 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, branding, packaging, social media, playful, personal, charming, casual, lively, handwritten warmth, modern script, decorative accents, friendly branding, brushy, looping, bouncy, expressive, swashy.
A flowing, handwritten script with a pronounced rightward slant and brush-like stroke modulation. Forms are built from smooth, continuous curves with frequent loops, tapered terminals, and occasional swashy entry/exit strokes, especially in capitals. Stroke contrast feels calligraphic, with thicker downstrokes and lighter hairline turns, creating a lively rhythm. Letterforms vary in width and spacing like natural handwriting, with rounded counters and a slightly bouncy baseline that keeps the texture animated in text.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display settings where a personal voice is desired, such as invitations, greeting cards, boutique branding, product packaging, and social media graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or headings, while longer paragraphs may benefit from generous size and spacing to preserve clarity.
The overall tone is warm and personable, reading like a neat but spontaneous note. Its looping structure and soft curves give it a friendly, celebratory character, while the crisp contrast adds a touch of polish that keeps it from feeling messy.
Likely designed to capture a modern, friendly handwritten look that balances legibility with expressive loops and swashes. The intent appears to be an approachable script for contemporary lifestyle and celebratory applications, offering a natural, written-by-hand texture without losing visual consistency.
Capitals show the most personality, mixing simple upright stems with occasional extended cross-strokes and looping bowls. Lowercase shapes lean toward simplified, readable cursive with single-storey forms and compact joins, and numerals follow the same handwritten logic with smooth curves and light, tapered endings.