French King Louis XIV is credited for inspiring the "transitional" typefaces by establishing a royal printing office. The "grid" was first introduced thanks to the mathematicians and scholars who were now beginning to advance type :
The grid brought harmony and balance among letters and spreads. John Baskerville was an inventor who broke the rules of design/printing and now represents the "transitional" era of typefaces:
Other Typefaces: Bell, Bookman Oldstyle Regular, Adobe Caslon, Times New Roman
Credits: (please note I did not design the images above, click on link to go to their website)
Grid Image
Baskerville Image
"Q" design
Notes from Kari Schuerch Typography Class At BYU-I
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