Chapter 1 was a visual guide through the history of typography. From
previous art and history classes it is easy to picture what text looks like as
it evolved, from carvings to typewriters, but this was a very helpful way to
illustrate it. The timeline of examples of text I found was a good way to
understand the evolution. It was interesting to not only look at the
progression but to learn the history of why type evolved the way it did. I also
did not realize what a big impact the Church had in type, but it does make
sense considering many of the first documents were religious. I noticed that
fonts today still resemble the ones of today such as the gothic style font.
When you really look at the typefaces it’s interesting to see how it started
and then became something different, such as with serif fonts, and then
sans-serif fonts, and how they were both used and the different kinds of impact
they have. I also think it’s interesting how type seemed to evolve from a very
basic need to people wanting to create something that was expressive and
artistic as well as useful. I think it’s going to be interesting to see the
progression of text from here on out, considering the advancements in
technology that allow text to be created to easily. Hopefully we can still
create thoughtful typography.
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