The face exhibits an exuberant graphic stroke emulating the look of handwritten written letters with an ink brush.

Its popularity continued through the 1950s, and waned as influence of the International Typographic Style grew in the 1960s.

Brush Script was named #3 in "Least Favorite" nomination in 2007 designers' survey, conducted by Anthony Cahalan.

"Least Favorite" is defined as "misused or overused", "ugly", "boring, dated, impractical or clichéd", "dislike or blind hatred".

[1] Brush Script was rated #5 in "The 8 Worst Fonts In The World" list in Simon Garfield's 2010 book Just My Type.