History of typography

Research, Reading & Illustrator Designing Recently, we have been learning a lot about Typography and it's origins. In the past I spent most of my AS levels learning about the origins of Fashion, art pieces and other Art related areas. So, I have found these seminars to be quite interesting. After our typography seminars, we were given a two week project to complete over the Christmas holidays I've gone ahead and conducted some research of my own in order to find out a bit more about…

As part of my Color and Typography class, we were required to make a "History of Typography" timeline / infographic with at least eight key events from the development of typography.

Saved by kthrowaway (@kthrowaway). Discover more of the best Typography inspiration on Designspiration

From cave paintings to pictographs, language and the median used to communicate it has evolved tremendously over time. Typography has evolved from systems of alphabets that helps to make sense of the world.

A reinterpretation of a traditional timeline. I challenged myself by using only typography and a non-linear organization. Emphasis was given to the typeface design itself, rather than its historical information.

A typographic poster I created for a recent blog I wrote on the history of the Clarendon typeface.

history of graphic design timeline by jacob shourd

Poster design using the Century Old Style typeface and color.

The type specimen booklets to follow were an assignment for Advanced Typography at Munich University of Applied Sciences taught online by Professor Lorraine Donegan from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in California. This project combined the technical and creative considerations for designing an 8-page type study booklet using Adobe InDesign. The students chose a typeface then researched the typeface and its history. In addition they researched the history of the type designer and if possible, the…