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May 28, 2013

There's no way that was five minutes long

A blog reader sent me a link to a delightfully animated video showing the history of typography. It's no secret that I have a deep and abiding love of type. It's the very thing that pushed me out of a career in journalism and pulled me into one as a designer. Type geeks, you may find this as interesting as I did. It's stuff I knew and some that I didn't. Enjoy!

 

Thanks, Irene Andrews, for sending me this!

 

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  1. JillT says

    May 28, 2013 at 8:22 am

    This was interesting. . .from someone who doesn’t “get” typography but is all the same fascinated by it (if that makes sense). Have you ever talked about fonts you use/prefer and why?

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  2. mary says

    May 28, 2013 at 8:50 am

    I LOVED this. Never knew the history of fonts, but being a fanatic about pen and paper, this was great!

    My brother works for Apple, and has developed a couple of fonts over the years. Some people could shop for clothes all day – me? set me free in a stationery store, or on a digital font site, and you can pretty much fahgetta bout the rest of the day!

    Thanks for sharing this, Cathy!

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  3. Marilyn says

    May 28, 2013 at 9:23 am

    Loved this! Thanks for sharing, and I second the motion made by JillT. I’d enjoy knowing your favorite fonts and why. That would make an interesting blog.

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  4. Margy Eastman says

    May 28, 2013 at 10:07 am

    How cool! I think “Helvetica” is one of the most beautiful words in the world. Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Ani says

    May 28, 2013 at 10:39 am

    Thanks for sharing! I love fonts… and paper… and stuff like that. It’s nice to know I’m note alone. And I’m virtually raising my hand as another who’d like to know your favorite fonts.

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  6. katie says

    May 28, 2013 at 10:53 am

    You know you like typography too much when you walk around bars going wait… THATS BEBAS NEUE!

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  7. Kim says

    May 28, 2013 at 11:00 am

    Thanks for sharing! That was fun and interesting and made me want to go play with some different fonts.

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  8. Megan_NerdNest says

    May 28, 2013 at 1:28 pm

    So awesome. I especially loved the subtle knock on Comic Sans. It’s fun to hate.

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  9. Jeanine says

    May 28, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    Thanks for sharing! I love downloading new fonts, it’s great knowing the history,

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  10. Alicia says

    May 28, 2013 at 3:25 pm

    Thanks for sharing. This proves I am a font geek.

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  11. Judy in Huntsville, AL says

    May 28, 2013 at 9:10 pm

    FUN! Thanks for sharing!

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  12. mary says

    May 29, 2013 at 5:36 am

    wow – I agree – no way that was five minutes…. but I still feel like I learned a lot. thanks for sharing!!

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  13. Outi says

    May 29, 2013 at 11:23 am

    What a fun video and instructional as well! Thanks!

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  14. Marge says

    May 30, 2013 at 9:30 am

    WOW! I feel like I just had a mini class!! What a great video and I agree, no way that was 5 minutes!! 🙂

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  15. Stacey says

    May 31, 2013 at 10:22 am

    That was very cool – thanks for sharing – my inner font geek is very happy right now!

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  16. Gail says

    June 2, 2013 at 10:35 am

    That was really interesting. Thanks so much for sharing it. I never knew what all those terms meant.

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