The Charles Bluemlein Script Collection is an appealing pointer of the heady days of hand lettering and calligraphy in the United States. From the early 1930s through The second world war, there had to do with 200 professional hand letterers operating in New york city City alone. This occupation saw its demise with the introduction of image lettering, and after digital typography, became practically extinct. The odd method in which the Bluemlein scripts were assembled and developed - by collecting different signatures and then building total alphabets from them - is an interesting calligraphic experience. Due to the fact that the set of constructed designs looked absolutely nothing like the initial signatures, fictitious names were appointed to the brand-new script typefaces. The typeface styles were then showcased in Higgins Ink catalogs.
Alejandro Paul and Sudtipos bring the Bluemlein scripts back to life in a set of expanded digital versions, showing the demands these days's designer. Severe care has actually been taken to render the original scripts authentically, keeping the fictitious names originally designated to them by Bluemlein.
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