history of typography

typography grows with the press

Dec 9, 1460

as the printing press gained populaity and began to be used for a wide varity of texts, the need for more fitting typefaces emerged.

italic font is born

Mar 9, 1500

aldus manutius and francessco friffo created the first italic style font influenced cursive handwritting popular in italy.

how did typography start?

Oct 9, 1600

The first type of messages that we find in the history records were a series of pictures that told a story known as pictographs.

where was typography originated?

Oct 9, 1600

typography was originated in greece.
Typography has been traced as far back as 1850 to 1600 BC

size matters

Oct 9, 1750

first measurement system for typeface was created by pierre fournier le jeune . the system measures font size in picas and this system still stands.

Rotis

Oct 9, 1988

Rotis is a typeface developed in 1988 by Otl Aicher. a German graphic designer and typographer. In Rotis, Aicher explores an attempt at maximum legibility.

gotham

Oct 9, 2000

Gotham is a family of geometric sans-serif typefaces designed by American type designer Tobias Frere-Jones & Jesse Ragan in 2000.