Wednesday, May 22, 2013

3-415 - History of Typography

3-415,
When we are typing we are entering our text using a particular font, or style of writing. But fonts aren't just fonts, they are "typography" or the art or technique of arranging type in order to make language visible.

Before computers there were typewriters and before that, handwriting. In order to make writing universally legible there needed to be typography.

Watch the video below and answer the questions as comments...




The questions...


  • What did you learn about typography?
  • Do you remember any of the typography style names? Which was your favorite?
  • What did you think about the style of video?
  • Did you like the way the video looked and was animate?


Answer these questions in full and complete sentences as a comment below...

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19 comments:

Yasnil S. said...

I learned that that lots of people made different fonts long ago. I do remember some of the style names. one is italics. two old style, three transitional, modern, and Helvetica. I think the style of the video is very cool and interesting. I think the video and how it was animated was also very cool and interesting.

LucindaL said...

1. i learned about how many different typings there are.
2. i liked italics
3. i thought it was cool
4. i thought it was cool the way it was animated

Micah H said...

Is this a magic? I like the pixel part.I learned
the history of typing.I thought the style was
magic.Yes I like the animation.

Jared S. said...

I learned that typography was past through long years and different fonts. Yes. My favorite font is Blackletter. I thought the video style was cool. I liked the way the video looked because the animation was cool.

Liam P said...

i learned that the world of typography was a huge story and had tons of fonts.my favorite font was thew Blackletter font. i liked it because it was really old fashion. i liked the style of the video. i liked the animations.

Andrew J said...

What I learned was there is all types typography.My favorite style is black letter.What I think about the style of the video was it was teaching me typography.Yes I liked the video and how it was animated.

Amjad R. said...

1 What i learned fro, typography is who made what kind of writing and how the writing is up close
2 One typography i remember was the black letter it is also my favorite too.
3 i kind of liked the style of the video because the hand is making the words pop up and he wipes it with his hand if he wants it to go away.
4 Yes i like the way the video is because the back ground is like a bored and his hand is the chalk and wipe.

CarterN said...

I learned that there are many types of typography. I do not remember any styles of typography. I liked the style of the video and I liked the way the video looked and was animate.

Jacob P said...

I learned that the first font of writing was black letter.My favorite typography font is gill sans.I think thestyle of the video was weird and cool.I defently liked the way the video looked and I like the animations.

BeatriceD said...

1. I learned that fonts changed throughout the years. First people used their hands to write.
2. I remember pixel style. Pixel is my favorite type.I think it looks cool.
3. I like how they made the video. I thought it was cool how they used the paper to make it.
4. I like that they cut out the letters for each font.

KaiB said...

I learned that typography is different types of fonts. The only type of style I know is black letter and that is my favorite one. I though the style was pretty good. I though the video was very well animated.

CloeI. said...

I learned that the first font of writing was black letter. My favorite typography was gill sans. I think the style of the video was cool and really weird. I liked the way the video looked and the way it was animated.

DavidG said...

1. I learned that there was typing 15 centuries ago
2.I remember the black letter. I like it more then the others because i never saw the old fashion
3. I like the style of the video. I like it because it looks like he makes everything with his hand
4.I liked the way the video looked because it looks like he makes every single thing look like he made it with his hand. I liked how they animated it because it was awesome and cool.

Aminuz Z said...

Typography is like about when like before people used computers. The first man who made this made blackletters. Also in Europe they made italics. I remembered italics,blackletters . My favorite one is italics. The style of this video was really cool. I liked when he was using his hands at the hands. I liked the animations and how the video looked. It was cool.

Kayleen C. said...

I learned about typography is that

TessNR said...

I learned a lot when I watched this video.

RonaldoC said...

I learned that typography used to be black word with fat lines and hard to write.My favorite typography is italics because it is slanted and very fancy. And it is all neatly and fits in almost any paper you put it into when your writing.I think it was awesome because it teaches us about what kind of typography.I loved the way it was preformed and how it looked.

LukeP said...

I learned a lot in this video.

AmaryaLM said...

What I learned about typography is all things about typing were made for a reason. Some are named after a person, some are made because of words in other languages. My favorite is italics. I liked the style of the video. I liked the way it was animated. This is what I think about this video.