Author's note

Bluelmin Kisaburo by Paulo W. is a free brush script with an ink-loaded sweep. Broad downstrokes break into sharp hooks and thin, fast joins, giving the letters an uneven line. Tall forms rise dramatically above the smaller letters.

It turns brand names into painted signatures for fashion labels and album artwork. Abrupt changes in weight also suit concert posters, where the lettering can become part of the graphic. Its more intimate side fits invitations and personal stationery.

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Intellecta Design researches and develops fonts based on historical forms.

This font is free software for personal and non-commercial use only. Donations for historical studies on letters, calligraphy, and typography are accepted.

This font may be distributed without limitation provided that it is included in a ZIP file together with this text.

For commercial use, you must register this software by sending US$15.00 to the following PayPal account:

estiliza@gmail.com

After payment, send an email to:

paulo.w.designer@gmail.com

I will then send you legal permission to use the font.

If you want to use this font for life without any restrictions, you may also place a link to my website on your website.

The commercial font library contains more than 500 fonts.

Bluelmin Kisaburo is based on the work of Charles Bluemlein, a penman and calligrapher best known for producing 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 North American penmanship tradition’s golden era. Although the original name was Bluemlein, I chose Bluelmin as the name for this series of fonts.

The OpenType version includes fifteen additional glyphs accessible through OpenType features in most software.

Paulo W

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2013 by Paulo W. All rights reserved.
Font family
Bluelmin Kisaburo
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
PauloW: Bluelmin Kisaburo: 2013
Full font name
Bluelmin Kisaburo
Name table version
Version 1.000 2013 initial release
Postscript font name
BluelminKisaburo
Trademark notice
Bluelmin Kisaburo is a trademark of Paulo W.
Manufacturer name
Paulo W
Description
Copyright (c) 2013 by Paulo W. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2012-05-04
Revision1
Glyph count82
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classScripts
WeightBold
WidthExpanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced