# Graduation Ornament / Car Dangle 🎓

APR 15, 2024

Here's the latest with [Cuttle](https://cuttle.xyz/).

-   [Graduation Ornament / Car Dangle](https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Graduation-Ornament-Car-Dangle-7SbZOKifPCPG) template
-   Five new “Modern Calligraphy” Pro fonts

## Graduation Ornament / Car Dangle

![](https://cuttle-content.imgix.net/blog/graduation-ornament-car-dangle/7d9f398e6233276b27469fa89ed2750f55b81a4dcebaa6599cd7cadbfc6a614a.jpg?auto=compress,format&q=60&fit=max&w=720&h=720&dpr=2)

Our latest template is a [graduation-themed car dangle or ornament](https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Graduation-Ornament-Car-Dangle-7SbZOKifPCPG). After our previous [Graduation Cash Holder](https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Graduation-Cash-Holder-TqxkhJnJSjsR), this was another big graduation request on our [Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/cuttle).

You can type any name and year to generate an SVG cut file.

![](https://content.cuttle.xyz/blog/graduation-ornament-car-dangle/295d129a796c41b64df5b4b9c33f7a4fc680cb1b12f0ee6a75b83e0e51364fed.gif)

The template automatically generates a _backer layer_ and the _name layer_. This lets you cut the name layer from an accent material.

The backer will have the name welded which provides a solid backing for gluing the name.

![](https://cuttle-content.imgix.net/blog/graduation-ornament-car-dangle/b054a6a2cfe4c0862eb54b9c3aa6806d095d401cd41dfbd738913cb8edd5725c.jpg?auto=compress,format&q=60&fit=max&w=720&h=720&dpr=2)

In the above sample, for the backer we used Maple Plywood and for the name accent we used [Magic Forest Marbled Glitter Acrylic](https://www.custommadebetter.com/collections/marbled-glitter/products/forest-glitter-swirls-acrylic-sheet) from Custom Made Better. (Use code **CUTTLE10** for 10% off from our friends at Custom Made Better!)

## Five new “Modern Calligraphy” Pro fonts

![](https://cuttle-content.imgix.net/blog/graduation-ornament-car-dangle/72c736e61e404d3e5af4a36f63851b490885c0ec19ac0c01b3defb77f2b0c77b.png?auto=compress,format&q=60&fit=max&w=720&h=720&dpr=2)

We added five new Handwriting fonts to the Pro font library. I think these work best with [Connected Text](https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Connected-Text-29M9IXUSr5yr) so I’ve shown them above in that context, with a **1.5% thicken** applied.

These fonts are in the “Modern Calligraphy” style, which I usually recognize by letters that “bounce” above and below the baseline. Traditional fonts are usually consistent with their baseline.

Other common characteristics of Modern Calligraphy:

-   Drawn with a brushed pen
-   Upright letters (traditional calligraphy is slanted)
-   Dynamic, contrasting thin and thick strokes
-   Loopy and whimsical letterforms

I see Modern Calligraphy used _a lot_ these days. These fonts are elegant but not formal, decorative but relaxed. Plus they work really well for [connected text](https://cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Connected-Text-29M9IXUSr5yr)!

The free Google Fonts — despite having over 1,000 fonts — didn’t have much to choose from in this style so I’m glad we now have these fonts in the Pro library.

These fonts were designed by Madjack.Font.

## Other Improvements and Fixes 🐞

-   In the Read Me, we added handles on the left side of component embeds, videos, and Cuttle link embeds. You can use these to re-order these blocks or select them. Before, it was inconsistent where you needed to click to re-order or select these blocks.
-   Updated the Sports Tags to improve the automatic name fitting. These were previously using older versions of Fit Within — the modifier we released into beta last week.
-   Fixed an issue where axes could disappear if you zoomed in extremely far.

![Small circular photo of Toby](https://cuttle.xyz/images/blog-authors/Toby.jpg)

Toby Schachman