Jake Weidmann is only one of eleven certified Master Penman in the world today ! A penman is a vintage title that was given to someone whose career and professional skill sets were in the area of penmanship of various types. Art colleges were set up around the country to train men and women in the many disciplines of penmanship and hand-drawn letterforms. Before the typewriter, this was a booming career path, as nearly every major business needed a competent and proficient penman on hand to manage log books, keep records, write policies, and execute certificates. Many penman would become itinerate teachers of handwriting in grade schools around the country, teaching the fine art of writing to children eager to express themselves in written form. During the golden age of penmanship (roughly 1860 to 1930) there were several of these masters living and working around the nation. Today, there are only eleven who bear this title. Jake is the 11th master to be officially certified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As he presents himself Martin Schmetzer designer specializing in hand-drawn typography with a high level of detail and diligence! Yes, detail and diligence!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With more than 110% funded, this is another successful Kickstarter! Still, some days left to get the wood edition limited to 100 copies! Here are the 4 et 5 design I just created.

 

 

 

The wood edition prototype looks like this :

 

 

 

 

While my EPHEMERID playings cards are almost ready (check news here), I love that so many amazing decks are released! I am a collector, and my collection is growing... I am happy to help you to create yours adding all these decks in the Mr Cup Shop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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