Mrs VonEckley 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 operating in New york city City alone. This occupation saw its demise with the arrival of picture lettering, and after digital typography, ended up being essentially extinct. The odd method in which the Bluemlein scripts were assembled and created - by collecting different signatures and then building total alphabets from them - is an interesting calligraphic experience. Since the set of constructed styles looked nothing like the initial signatures, fictitious names were assigned to the 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 expanded digital variations, reflecting the needs of today's designer. Severe care has been required to render the original scripts authentically, keeping the fictitious names initially designated to them by Bluemlein.