Wednesday, June 12, 2013

2-309 - The History of Typeography

 

2-309,

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...


Remember - Comment as "Name/URL" and use your first name and last initial (proper capitalization, no URL)- please respond in full and complete sentences - double check your work before posting your comment.

5 comments:

MariaV said...

I think it was fun and exciting.I liked how the words went up.

DoraS said...

I learned that there were a lot of different fonts. Yes I did like the way the video animated.

olivero said...

I think the music was really nice.

daisybardfeld said...

It's a great video.

daisybardfeld said...

I love it.