Blumenkind is inspired by an instance of metal-strip lettering found on the Bürgermeister Kornmesser Siedlung residential building complex in Berlin from the 1960s. The font name, being German for "flower child", aims to capture the positive zeitgeist of that time evident in the letters.
Blumenkind comes with extensive language support, tight kerning, attractive ligatures, and subtly varied alternate shapes for some of the most commonly doubled letters - and all that in three linear weights and one calligraphic weight. Furthermore, a complementary version of the font (Blumenkind Alternate) is available, in which the overlapping tittles and accent marks of the original are replaced with more traditional free-floating marks.
This font is dedicated to the miracle of medical science. Thanks to Georg Seifert, Rainer Scheichelbauer, and Michael Wallner for technical aid.
Font Family:
· Blumenkind Light
· Blumenkind
· Blumenkind Bold
· Blumenkind Alternate Light
· Blumenkind Alternate
· Blumenkind Alternate Bold
· Blumenkind Calligraphic
· Blumenkind Alternate Calligraphic
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