Thursday, August 22, 2013

the history of typography


Ever wonder why italics were invented? How about the worldwide popularity of Helvetica? And just what is a serif anyway? Well, Canadian designer Ben Barrett-Forrest's stop-motion animation, "The History of Typography," covers it all beautifully, and in under 5 minutes at that.


(Via The Fox is Black)

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