Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The Orgins of Fonts - San Grotesque

Time Period: 1800-1900 (Industrial Revolution)

This was the first time fonts didn't have serifs (the little lines on the bottom of each letter). Many felt they were ruining type by taking the serifs away.


Credits: Akzidenz image

Akzidenz was the first Sans Serif font, followed by News Gothic. Eventually sans serif was widely accepted and still used today:

Credits: News Gothic Image
Notes from Kari Shcuerch Typography Class

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