Blackletter is an all-encompassing term usedto describe the scripts of the Middle Ages in which the darkness of the characters overpowers the whiteness
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posted by Charlene at Saturday, October 5, 2013 10:37 AM

Making a Mess

Imperfection is what makes it perfect :]

Then goes more staining means more coffee.

& just in case we need to chase some enemies away~

here is the final product ! Thanks to Master Kai An

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posted by Charlene at  10:20 AM

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posted by Charlene at Friday, October 4, 2013 11:40 AM

Schwabacher font has a bold and original character with sturdy strokes, ideal for wood engraving, thus complements the Renaissance woodcuts of Dürer, Cranach and many other artists.


1st trial : The wood got burnt

Though not in a terrible way. It looks amazingly raw but it was too brittle :(

2nd trial : Went for a lower power

final product.

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posted by Charlene at  11:34 AM

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posted by Lawrencezx at  9:16 AM

Now that the worldwide flow of information is becoming digital and digital libraries are made available. It is also crucial that historic documents are brought online. For example, Google Books, where books were scanned and previewed online. Scanning is the first step, but here in the case of typefaces, we look into OCR (Optical Character Recognition).

Blackletter having lasted for centuries, it must have millions of printed materials using this typeface. But for the modern society, we may not appreciate and have the patience to decode and understand fully the context written in this typeface. Modern technology, however, have eased the trouble of decoding Blackletter. It has "open up" the content for the masses, for search and for other analysis technologies. Below is an illustration of how OCR works.


OCR plays an important role in the digitization and decoding of printed cultural heritage at the national, European and global level. Outside a small circle of researchers, most readers today are not capable of reading Gothic writing. Through the use of technologies which makes the reliable text recognition and comprehensive digitization of older documents increasingly possible, historical sources are becoming available to a much larger readership than ever before.

As OCR software advances and becomes increasingly easier to use, old texts are being rediscovered and used for reprints. Users in the acadamic field benefit particularly from digitisation. By capturing text digitally, old documents can now be searched through, allowing for the more efficient research of the documents. The conversion of old texts into modern digital formats such as PDFs and e-books, has thereby expand the possibilities of distributing historical documents considerably, without having to resort to using valuable and fragile paper originals.

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posted by Charlene at Wednesday, October 2, 2013 7:02 AM

The beginning of Blackletter never leaves the honorable mention of Johannes Gutenberg.

Born in 1398 in Germany, Johannes Gutenberg is best known for his invention of movable mechanized type, which played an important role in the development of the Renaissance, the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution. Movable type was a massive improvement of the handwritten manuscript and allowed for much faster production of printed materials. Movable type was also invented in China at approximately the same time that Gutenberg developed his invention. However, Gutenberg was instrumental in spreading its use across Europe and the World.

Gutenberg's major publication was a Bible, which is referred to as the 42-line Bible, the Mazarin Bible or the Gutenberg Bible. The book first appeared in 1455, although it is thought to have undergone production starting in 1454, and there were approximately 180 copies produced, of which 21 complete copies still exist. The book set many of the printing standards for future publications and is still referenced for its quality in production and typography.

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posted by Charlene at  6:05 AM

Apparently the main category is called Fraktur and subdivides into the 4 different types! - In Germany.

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posted by Lawrencezx at Saturday, September 21, 2013 10:22 PM

Below are some reference links on Blackletter :

• Variation of Blackletter type
• Blackletter: Type and National Identity
• Blackletter Study
• History of Western Typography
• Wiki Source - Rotunda (Script)
• Anatomy of a Typeface

 Hope its helpful :)

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posted by Lawrencezx at  10:06 PM

Story of Blackletter by Nadine Resch.

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posted by Charlene at Sunday, August 25, 2013 11:56 PM

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posted by Charlene at Saturday, October 5, 2013 10:37 AM

Making a Mess

Imperfection is what makes it perfect :]

Then goes more staining means more coffee.

& just in case we need to chase some enemies away~

here is the final product ! Thanks to Master Kai An

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posted by Charlene at  10:20 AM

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posted by Charlene at Friday, October 4, 2013 11:40 AM

Schwabacher font has a bold and original character with sturdy strokes, ideal for wood engraving, thus complements the Renaissance woodcuts of Dürer, Cranach and many other artists.


1st trial : The wood got burnt

Though not in a terrible way. It looks amazingly raw but it was too brittle :(

2nd trial : Went for a lower power

final product.

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posted by Charlene at  11:34 AM

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posted by Lawrencezx at  9:16 AM

Now that the worldwide flow of information is becoming digital and digital libraries are made available. It is also crucial that historic documents are brought online. For example, Google Books, where books were scanned and previewed online. Scanning is the first step, but here in the case of typefaces, we look into OCR (Optical Character Recognition).

Blackletter having lasted for centuries, it must have millions of printed materials using this typeface. But for the modern society, we may not appreciate and have the patience to decode and understand fully the context written in this typeface. Modern technology, however, have eased the trouble of decoding Blackletter. It has "open up" the content for the masses, for search and for other analysis technologies. Below is an illustration of how OCR works.


OCR plays an important role in the digitization and decoding of printed cultural heritage at the national, European and global level. Outside a small circle of researchers, most readers today are not capable of reading Gothic writing. Through the use of technologies which makes the reliable text recognition and comprehensive digitization of older documents increasingly possible, historical sources are becoming available to a much larger readership than ever before.

As OCR software advances and becomes increasingly easier to use, old texts are being rediscovered and used for reprints. Users in the acadamic field benefit particularly from digitisation. By capturing text digitally, old documents can now be searched through, allowing for the more efficient research of the documents. The conversion of old texts into modern digital formats such as PDFs and e-books, has thereby expand the possibilities of distributing historical documents considerably, without having to resort to using valuable and fragile paper originals.

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posted by Charlene at Wednesday, October 2, 2013 7:02 AM

The beginning of Blackletter never leaves the honorable mention of Johannes Gutenberg.

Born in 1398 in Germany, Johannes Gutenberg is best known for his invention of movable mechanized type, which played an important role in the development of the Renaissance, the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution. Movable type was a massive improvement of the handwritten manuscript and allowed for much faster production of printed materials. Movable type was also invented in China at approximately the same time that Gutenberg developed his invention. However, Gutenberg was instrumental in spreading its use across Europe and the World.

Gutenberg's major publication was a Bible, which is referred to as the 42-line Bible, the Mazarin Bible or the Gutenberg Bible. The book first appeared in 1455, although it is thought to have undergone production starting in 1454, and there were approximately 180 copies produced, of which 21 complete copies still exist. The book set many of the printing standards for future publications and is still referenced for its quality in production and typography.

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posted by Charlene at  6:05 AM

Apparently the main category is called Fraktur and subdivides into the 4 different types! - In Germany.

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posted by Lawrencezx at Saturday, September 21, 2013 10:22 PM

Below are some reference links on Blackletter :

• Variation of Blackletter type
• Blackletter: Type and National Identity
• Blackletter Study
• History of Western Typography
• Wiki Source - Rotunda (Script)
• Anatomy of a Typeface

 Hope its helpful :)

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posted by Lawrencezx at  10:06 PM

Story of Blackletter by Nadine Resch.

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posted by Charlene at Sunday, August 25, 2013 11:56 PM

• Teaser featuring Hitler
• More Gettin Down and Dirty
• Lets Get Down and Spill Some Coffee !
• Burnt Wood
• Type Classification - Blackletter
• Historical Documents in a Digital World
• Johannes Gutenberg
• The Subclass of Fraktur
• Links Sharing
• The Story of Blackletter

• Kang Kai An (U1230534G)
• Lawrence Pow Zi Xian (U1230452G)
• Loh Wan Teng (U1230601K)
• Tan Wen Hui Charlene (U1030381K)

• Infographic Reference
• The Story of Blackletter - Youtube
• Anatomy of a Typeface
• Wiki Source - Rotunda (Script)
• History of Western Typography
• Blackletter Study
• Blackletter: Type and National Identity
• Variation of Blackletter type
• Design History - Type Milestones
• Gutenberg Bible
• Gothic Script History
• Everything Fraktur
• History of Fraktur
• A Medieval Textura Font
• Blackletter

• Rotunda
• Gutenberg Textura