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Typography, type-founding, and typeface design began as closely related crafts in mid-15th-century Europe with the introduction of movable type printing at the junction of the medieval era and the Renaissance. Handwritten letterforms of the mid-15th century calligraphy were the natural models for letterforms in systematized typography. [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 December 2024. Art of arranging type "Typographer" redirects here. For the typewriter, see Typographer (typewriter). Not to be confused with Type design, Topography, Typology, or Topology. A specimen sheet of the Trajan typeface, which is based on the letter forms of capitalis monumentalis or Roman ...
The history of typography may refer to: History of Western typography , for the history of typography in Europe and the wider Western world History of typography in East Asia , for the history of East Asian typography and printing
The evolution of minuscule Latin script. Humanist minuscule, or whiteletter, [a] is a handwriting script or style of script that was invented in secular circles in Italy, at the beginning of the fifteenth century. [1] "Few periods in Western history have produced writing of such great beauty", observes the art historian Millard Meiss. [2]
East Asian typography is the application of typography to the writing systems used for the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese languages. Scripts represented in East Asian typography include Chinese characters , kana , and hangul .
An Essay on Typography is a 1931 book by Eric Gill about the history of typographical art and production.It has been considered a classic since its first publication. The influential graphic designer Paul Rand called it 'timeless and absorbing' in a review for The New York Times.
Typeface remains the groundwork for design concepts. The hallmark of early modern typography is the sans-serif typeface. "Because of its simplicity, the even weight of its lines, and its nicely balanced proportions, sans serif forms pleasing and easily distinguished word patterns — a most important element in legibility and easy reading."