Mr Leopolde Pro Font

Designer: Alejandro Paul

The Charles Bluemlein Script Collection is an intriguing suggestion of the heady days of hand lettering and calligraphy in the United States. From the early 1930s through The second world war, there were about 200 expert hand letterers working in New york city City alone. This profession saw its death with the arrival of image lettering, and after digital typography, became practically extinct. The odd method in which the Bluemlein scripts were put together and created - by collecting different signatures and then developing complete alphabets from them - is an interesting calligraphic experience. Due to the fact that the set of built styles looked nothing like the original signatures, fictitious names were designated 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 variations, reflecting 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.