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Korean Alphabet and Typography
Korea originally did not have its own Alphabet system and instead, was using the Chinese character system to write. It wasn't until the 15th Century(1443 A.D) where King Sejeong the Great, decided to...
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The Ampersand
Ah, the ampersand; the favorite character of countless graphic designers. Although the ampersand is loved by many people for its calligraphic and malleable characteristics, few people actually know the...
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Arabic Calligraphy
Arabic calligraphic scripts can be divided into two great families: the so-called rectilinear scripts (Kufic), and the cursive or round scripts. Although Kufic is too often presented as if it were a...
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Bradbury Thompson
Bradbury Thompson was born in Topeka, Kansas, and lived from 1911 to 1995. In 1934, he graduated from Washburn College, and designed their first mascot in 1937. He was the art director of...
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Evolution of Chinese CharactersThe Chinese writing system is an unique phenomenon in the modern world of alphabet scripts. Instead of a few dozen letters, it has developed thousands of complex signs or...
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What happened to cursive writing?!Schools no longer teach cursive hand writing. Instead we see students learning how to write individual letters and in many high schools and universities we see...
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Google Doodle
The first google doodle ever made was on August,30,1998. It's only 2 years after the two original creators of the site have built their idea in their Stanford dorm room, and less than a week before...
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"An Oasis of Ascenders, Ampersands, and Slab Serifs"
Outside the lovely city of Las Vegas, surrounded by desert, is a typographer's dream. And this dream is The Neon Boneyard; a two-acre Museum which is home to over 250 historic signs. It is home to the...
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The Art of Graffiti
Graffiti has been known to be mainly a thing that criminals do to express themselves by spray painting words and images onto walls when they aren't allowed. A lot of the bad publicity about graffiti...
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Italics & Aldus Manutius
IntroductionWhen I first began research for this post I started by finding information about italic type and its modern uses, obviously designers...
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The Typography of Illuminated Manuscripts
The Typography of Illuminated ManuscriptsThe illuminated manuscripts are some of the earliest known books that are still in existence. Almost always religious in context, these codices were created...
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Typography in movie
Movies have been around for a long time. Ever since the invention of moving pictures, they have become a world wide sensation and an important part of pop culture. As motion pictures began to evolve,...
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Hand Lettering is making a huge comeback. It’s replacing the cold, digital world of type that many of us are used to. It’s an unapologetically imperfect art form that is currently taking over the...
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Fonts Have Emotion
Typography plays a big role in our every day lives. Your font choice for any project can make a huge difference in terms of how it will affect the user or consumer .iOS 9 isn’t a dramatic visual change...
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Let's take a look at braille!
Here's a question to ponder about: Can braille have improper kerning?Well, no. Since braille characters are structured on a fixed 6-dot grid system, the spacing between the characters are consistent so...
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Typography in Web Design
Typography in Web DesignTypography helps to create an experience for users before they’ve even read a word or clicked a button in a website, it also has the potential to go beyond merely telling a...
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Rock Through the Ages
The 50s to 60sIn the fifties to mid sixties, rock concert posters were typographically very clear cut about purpose. In bold, display, woodblock style, sans serif they displayed who, what, and where...
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Typography as a mathematical equation.
The Golden RatioThe golden ratio is a special number found by dividing a line into two parts so that the longer part divided by the smaller part is also equal to the whole length divided by the longer...
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Typography Illusion
Typography can be executed in many ways where what you think, may not just be what you think...The typography illusion can call an emphasis to the words that it's presenting, or sometimes leaves the...
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The Importance of Kerning
The Importance of Kerning/ Kerning FailsThe word "kern" came from the word "carne," which is French meaning "projecting angle." This word came from the Latin "cardo," meaning hinge. When the main...
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