Bluelmin Benedict Fuente

Bluelmin Benedict by Paulo W. is a free calligraphic script with dramatic shifts from broad downstrokes to hairline sweeps and an emphatic forward slant. Tall, loosely joined letters push forward with sharp turns and extravagant loops.

Its rapid gestures give fashion photography a personal, hand-signed edge and suit glossy editorial magazine covers and beauty campaigns. The same restless line suits music posters and boutique branding, especially when a project favors something rawer and less mannered than formal copperplate. Its long strokes can cross into portraits or abstract ink marks, so the lettering becomes part of the artwork itself rather than a caption.

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Intellecta Design conducts research and develops fonts based on historically and artistically relevant forms.

This font is free software for personal, non-commercial use only. Donations toward historical studies of letters, calligraphy, and typography are accepted. The font may be distributed without limitation, provided that it is included in a ZIP file together with this text.

Commercial use requires registering the software by sending US$15.00 to the following PayPal account:

estiliza@gmail.com

Afterward, you must send an email to the following address. A legal permission to use the font will then be sent to you:

paulo.w.designer@gmail.com

The font may also be used without restrictions if a link to the creator’s website is placed on your website.

Paulo W

The font is named Bluelmin Benedict. Charles Bluemlein was a penman and calligrapher best known for producing a series of script alphabets for the Higgins Ink Company of Brooklyn, New York. These scripts were published in Script and Manuscript Lettering in the 1940s.

Bluemlein was one of the last members of the golden era of the North American penmanship tradition. This font is a free interpretation of his scripts. Although the original name was Bluemlein, the designer chose Bluelmin as the name for this font series.

The OpenType version includes three extra glyphs accessible through the glyph palette.