History of typography

A reinterpretation of a traditional timeline. I challenged myself by using only typography and a non-linear organization. Emphasis was given to the typeface design itself, rather than its historical information.

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As part of my Color and Typography class, we were required to make a "History of Typography" timeline / infographic with at least eight key events from the development of typography.

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Infográfico despretencioso que fiz durante um workshop de Sequential Art. Aqui tem a história toda: www.behance.net/gallery/A-Brief-History-of-Type/4284225

The type specimen booklets to follow were an assignment for Advanced Typography at Munich University of Applied Sciences taught online by Professor Lorraine Donegan from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in Ca

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Year: 2016 Category: Design - Single Title: Typography Poster Purely typographic poster designed focusing on a single typeface. The purpose of this assignment is to explore the anatomy of a typeface, its form, history, and cultural associations.

The objective of this project was to become “masters” of a specific typeface. I was assigned to study Gotham, a san-serif typeface created in 2000. My outcome was to be two posters educating others on the anatomy and history of Gotham. The first was to be...

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This layout was created with the restrictions of only using black and white. I set this restriction for myself to see if I could design something interesting without any other colors. Being that this piece is all about the invention of the sans serif font…

History of Typography. Understanding Typography. A brief history of printed communication. Early Writing Systems. The earliest known attempts to communicate with imagery were around 25,000 B.C These were pictorial forms (cave drawings)

Typography is a complicated subject to learn, but starting with the history of type styles is a great way to gain an understanding of why there’s so many fonts, and why they look so different! Typefaces are divided up into classifications based on the era or characteristics of their design, which helps narrow down your […]