Mr Lackboughs Pro Font

Designer: Alejandro Paul

The Charles Bluemlein Script Collection is an appealing tip of the heady days of hand lettering and calligraphy in the United States. From the early 1930s through World War II, there had to do with 200 expert hand letterers working in New York City alone. This profession saw its death with the introduction of picture lettering, and after digital typography, ended up being virtually extinct. The odd method which the Bluemlein scripts were assembled and created - by gathering various signatures and then building total alphabets from them - is a remarkable calligraphic experience. Since the set of constructed designs looked nothing like the original signatures, fictitious names were designated to the 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 broadened digital variations, showing the needs of today's designer. Severe care has been required to render the original scripts authentically, keeping the fictitious names initially appointed to them by Bluemlein.