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This is a foundation course in typography with an emphasis on using type for a multiple of industry related applications.
Day: March 11, 2018
I Love Tyography
- My Favorite Typefaces of 2020Read the book, Typographic Firsts After a decade, our annual Favorite Fonts list is back. In addition to a top-ten of favorite typefaces, there are now another 50 typefaces in the Honorable Mentions list. There's also a section devoted to my favorite glyphs or characters from fonts released in 2020, and a few words about […]
- Dragons & UnicornsRead the book, Typographic Firsts For more than a thousand years the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs was completely lost. For centuries, many assumed that they were magical symbols that might never be understood by mere mortals. The breakthrough only came with the discovery of a 2,200-year-old black basalt slab. But what does that have to […]
- Emoji b4 emojiRead the book, Typographic Firsts Tens of millions of broadsides were printed from the very earliest days of printing. Many were cheap and ephemeral, eventually being recycled or ending up in the trash. Others, like rebus and puzzle broadsides were novel and engaging enough to live longer lives. This is my very brief look at […]
- Penny Dreadfuls & Murder BroadsidesRead the book, Typographic Firsts The Industrial Revolution mechanized printing and reduced costs, leading to explosive growth in publishing. At the same time, an unprecedented increase in literacy produced millions of new readers and sparked a reading revolution. But what were these new readers to read? One of the century's most popular genres, sold on […]
- Who invented the newspaper?Read the book, Typographic Firsts News has been around as long as humans have. From word of mouth to handwritten newsletters to printed newspapers in the early 1600s, the news has always captivated us. It has evolved from an expensive and bespoke service for an elite few into a major part of today's mass media. […]
- Prints & PropagandaRead the book, Typographic Firsts By the sixteenth century, printmaking — or art prints — had become a burgeoning industry in Europe. Millions were printed and many thousands have survived until the present day. Their significance goes well beyond their value as art or artifact, revealing a great deal more than artists' talents and virtuosity. […]
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