A brief history of typefaces

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Scala and Scala Sans, designed by Martin Majoor Typeface with coordinated serif and sans serif variations
Jonathan Hoefler, typography.com Hoefler & Frere-Jones. Knockout, typeface originally developed for Sports Illustrated
Page 1 and 2: A brief history of typefaces
Page 3: Movable type was invented by Johann
Page 6 and 7: Working in Venice in the late fifte
Page 8 and 9: Working in Venice in the late fifte
Page 10 and 11: Integrated uppercase and lowercase
Page 12 and 13: Enlightenment and abstraction
Page 14 and 15: Whereas humanist designers such as
Page 16 and 17: In the late eighteenth century, the
Page 19 and 20: Working in the media of engraving a
Page 22 and 23: These roman and italic letters were
Page 24 and 25: Monster fonts
Page 26 and 27: Fat Face is an inflated, hyper-bold
Page 28 and 29: Egyptian, or slab typefaces, introd
Page 30 and 31: This 1875 American advertising post
Page 32 and 33: Reform and revolution
Page 34 and 35: Golden type was created by the Engl
Page 36 and 37: Compare to Adobe Jenson, used t
Page 38 and 39: Herbert Bayer designed universal, c
Page 40: The Dutch designer Wim Crouwel publ
Page 43 and 44: The French designer Philippe Apeloi
Page 45 and 46: Type as narrative
Page 47 and 48: Back to work
Page 49 and 50: Mrs Eaves Mrs Eaves
Page 51: Note the vertical italic; this is s
Page 55 and 56: Giza, by David Berlow, Font Bureau
Page 57: Clearview Hwy is the new typeface d

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