It was designed in 1902 by Frankfurt foundry “D Stempel AG”. It’s name means Künstlerschreibschrift, which in English translates to “handwriting of artists”. Its uses are mostly: popular commercial design from the nineteenth century, personal work such as invitations and announcements.
Keywords: display font, elegance, calligraphy (visual art of writing), scholarly origin, formal invitations and announcements
Copperplate scripts -
Copperplate looks like it is written at speed because the letters are joined (cursive). In fact, Copperplate needs to be written very slowly. Although the letters appear joined, the letters are not written as one continuous stroke.
Period around late 19th century.
Copperplate is a style of calligraphic writing most commonly associated with English Roundhand. It most accurately refers to script styles present in copybooks, created using the Intaglio printmaking method.
Intaglio -
Derives from Italian and it means “cut in” and refers to the technique of transferring an image engraved or etched on a metal plate (usually copper or zinc) on to paper. Derives from 1430s.
Roundhand
Round Hand (also Roundhand) is a type of handwriting and calligraphy originating in England in the 1660s.

Kuenstler Script

Video concept

Process

The process of the final video is in itself the video, as I show myself attempting to recreate the intaglio printing technique.

Focus on the manual side of the Kuenstler font, digging into its history of manifacturing and attempting to recreate the old technique that was used to print this typeface (in a domestic context with very little tools). The aim of this video is to show that fonts are not created out of the blue but are created through hard work and hours (me failing will show this) and that we should not take this for granted.