The strongest personality among modern British letterers is Mr. Walter Crane. Characteristic examples of his work are shown in [86], [87], [88] and [89]. Although sometimes apparently careless and too often rough, his lettering has the merit and charm of invariably disclosing the instrument and the material employed. Mr. Crane is especially fond of an Uncial pen form, which he varies with masterful freedom. It may be mentioned in passing that he is perhaps the only designer who has been able to make the wrongly accented Q seem consistent (compare [86]), or who has conquered its swash tail when the letter is accented in this unusual way.
Mr. Lewis F. Day has become a recognized authority on lettering, both through his writings and his handiwork. His great versatility makes it difficult to select a specimen which may be taken as characteristic of his work; but perhaps the lettering shown in [95] is as representative as any that could be chosen. Among his designs the magazine cover, [93], is an unusually free and effective composition, and its letter forms possess the variety required to satisfy the eye when so much of the whole effect of the design depends upon them.
