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- 2. Illuminated Manuscript Monks use reed pens for calligraphic forms
- 5. 1439
- 6. Blackletter set in metal, imitates calligraphic forms
- 10. a long time ago
- 12. 1470
- 13. Old-style Simplifies the calligraphic form for more cost effective printing.
- 14. Nicolas Jenson is inspired by typography on Roman monuments.
- 15. Roman Type
- 20. 1495
- 21. Aldus Manutius designs a more condensed letterform to fit more text on a page.
- 22. Italics
- 27. 1540
- 28. Claude Garamond designs a typeface to use 25% less ink.
- 32. 1728
- 33. William Caslon When in doubt, use Caslon.
- 38. 1757
- 39. Transitional represent the transition between Old Style and Modern or Didone Typefaces
- 40. John Baskerville
- 45. 1813
- 46. Modern or Didone Better printing techniques allow for finer letterforms with more extreme thicks and thins.
- 51. 1852
- 52. Firmin Didot wanted even more extreme thicks and thins.
- 57. 1828
- 58. Woodtype good for big letters and advertising
- 59. Darius Wells
- 64. 1845
- 65. Egyptians or Slab Serif Everyone wants all things Egyptian after Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign
- 67. Robert Besley
- 71. 1927
- 73. Paul Renner designs a typeface with universal forms: circles, straight lines and diagonals
- 78. 1928
- 80. Eric Gill thinks Futura is too cold.
- 84. 1957
- 86. Max Miedinger Eduard Hoffmann designed a neutral sans-serif as a family.
- 92. 1960
- 93. Photo-typesetting .allows for more extreme letterforms no longer made in metal.
- 96. Herb Lubalin saw type as an expressive form, not neutral or cold.
- 100. 1984
- 101. Digital Type The Macintosh democratizes typesetting. Typography can more easily be manipulated and layered.
- 106. Arialand Georgia designed for the screen and operating systems
- 108. Typography Today Screen-based, in motion, interactive, and expressive
- 119. System Fonts
- 121. Janson thick serifs little variation between thick and thin parts
- 122. Garamond thick serifs slightly more variation between thick and thin parts
- 123. Caslon thick serifs simpler curves straighter lines slightly more variation between thick and thin parts
- 124. Baskerville thinner serifs much more variation between thick and thin parts simpler curves even more straighter lines
- 125. Bodoni very thin serifs extreme variation between thick and thin parts even simpler curves even more straighter lines
- 126. Didot very thin serifs extreme variation between thick and thin parts even simpler curves even more straighter lines
- 127. Clarendon small variation between thick and thin parts very thick and square serifs
- 128. Futura very small variation between thick and thin parts no serifs geometric
- 129. Typesetting 101
- 137. Typographic terms Old-style or Expert Figures
- 138. Typographic terms Old-style or Expert Figures
- 139. There is no such thing as a bold old-style classic serif. Like short sleeve dress shirts, they do not exist.
- 141. G GWilliam Caslon did not toil for years to see his typeface mutated like this.
- 142. This is a designer who uses beautifully drawn sans-serif typefaces
- 143. This is a designer who chooses bold old-style serif typefaces
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