Mr Bedfort Pro Font

Designer: Alejandro Paul

The Charles Bluemlein Script Collection is an interesting pointer of the heady days of hand lettering and calligraphy in the United States. From the early 1930s through World War II, there were about 200 expert hand letterers operating in New york city City alone. This occupation saw its death with the development of photo lettering, and after digital typography, became virtually extinct. The odd method in which the Bluemlein scripts were assembled and developed - by collecting different signatures and then constructing total alphabets from them - is a fascinating calligraphic experience. Because the set of built designs looked absolutely nothing like the original signatures, fictitious names were appointed to the brand-new script typefaces. The typeface designs were then showcased in Higgins Ink catalogs.

Alejandro Paul and Sudtipos bring the Bluemlein scripts back to life in a set of broadened digital versions, showing the demands these days's designer. Extreme care has actually been taken to render the initial scripts authentically, keeping the fictitious names initially designated to them by Bluemlein.