OUGD401 | A HISTORY OF TYPE - LECTURE

Today we had a lecture on the History of Typography with Richard which gave a good insight into the origins of some of the key typefaces around today.

We learned that typography is the intercept between verbal and visual communication. It includes meta communication, paralinguistics and kinesics. 

We also went over some of the categories of typefaces such as:

• old style
• transitional
• modern 
• slab serif
• lucida blackletter 
• gothic

I also found it quite interesting to learn about the age of print and how it began around the 1450s, and about Gutenberg's printing press beginning the print of typography. 

It was also insightful to discover that Arial is a complete rip off of Helvetica as I had been under the impression that Arial was created first, which is not the case. However there seems to be a lot more negative points for Microsoft. Vincent Connare, the creator of the infamous Comic Sans, also worked for Microsoft. We learned that the only fonts available on internet explorer, is Comic Sans and Arial (which is lame).

Overall I found the lecture interesting and worthwhile, as I have gathered a bunch of new information.