Context of Practice 1 - Lecture 3 - Chronologies 1: Type - Production + Distribution

Mesopotamia - 3200 BCE- origin of type

First true alphabet = Greek alphabet (pictures of sounds). Latin was the development of Greek Alphabet. 

1450 - Johannes Gutenberg - invented printing press- first thing he printed was the Bible

1870 - William Foster - influence on need for type - introduced the Education Act of 1870 - making education compulsory - so more learnt how to read and write - used to be just for higher classes. Need for mass produced literature.

1919 - Walter Gropius - looked at difference between design of letter and function of letter

1957 - Max Miedinger - created Helvetica - neutral font - birth of modern typefaces. Born out of Bauhaus. Clear, concise, versatile font.

1982 - Ariel - developed by Microsoft - released 25 years after Helvetica - both similar to each other.

1990 - Steve Jobs - Apple Macintosh - less than $1,000 - more affordable to people. Brought in the ‘mouse’ - can design type digitally.

1994 - Vincent Connare - designer of Comic Sans MS. He worked for Microsoft.