In September 2009, typographer and illustrator Jessica Hische began an online project called the Daily Drop Cap. Every business day, Jessica posted another gorgeous illustrated initial and encourage viewers to use the letters on their own sites. Sadly, yesterday was brought to you by the letter “Z”.
Small versions of all 26 drop caps are below. To download the original sizes and to see the usage limitations, go to Daily Drop Cap.
This article was last modified on July 11, 2023
This article was first published on January 14, 2010
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