The Charles Bluemlein Script Collection is an appealing 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 alone. This occupation saw its death with the development of picture lettering, and after digital typography, ended up being essentially extinct. The odd way in which the Bluemlein scripts were assembled and created - by collecting different signatures and then developing complete alphabets from them - is a remarkable calligraphic experience. Because the set of constructed styles looked absolutely nothing like the original signatures, fictitious names were appointed 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 these days's designer. Extreme care has been required to render the original scripts authentically, keeping the fictitious names initially designated to them by Bluemlein.
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