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Translated from the original German description: 1966, The GDR Ministry for Public Education decided to introduce a new, simpler typeface that is better adapted to the abilities of children’s hands. Elisabeth Kaestner, a teacher, and Renate Tost, a trained typeface designer, were entrusted with this task. What came out of it and was then introduced in the schools of the GDR in 1968 is now regarded as the best starting point for schools in Germany and has also found its way into West German schools. Based on this connected cursive, an unconnected but still based on the same basic forms, standard typeface-like printed typeface was designed, which could then be used for various labeling tasks in art classes. I digitized this font based on the original drawings by Renate Tost.