Introduction
First and foremost I will be exploring the ancient Greek letterforms and how they transformed into the modern Roman letterforms. From here I will explore the progression through history on […]
First and foremost I will be exploring the ancient Greek letterforms and how they transformed into the modern Roman letterforms. From here I will explore the progression through history on […]
All of these examples, Hadrian’s Wall, Charlemagne, Trajan’s Column, the Parthenon and so on, all were building blocks to create the most recent array of typefaces we are familiar with […]
A great site historyworld.net had a great chronological layout of information on how handwriting developed and eventually became print. I enjoyed reading the article it had that was relevant to […]
The Evolution of Type by Andreas Scheigers is a rather witty take on the phrase. Most people would probably imagine a comparison similar to illustrations of primates to modern man […]
Why Typefaces Matter This is geared more toward non-graphic designers that may not have been formally taught about typefaces. It doesn’t take a trained eye to know that some typefaces […]
Trajan Pro: The Movie Font A hilarious and very accurate argument on how the typeface Trajan Pro has been lurking about for too long in the cinema world. We appreciate […]
View of Trajan column in Rome, Italy. Source: http://www.crystalinks.com/trajanscolumn.html Another sculptural wonder of Rome is Trajan’s Column. Standing at 100 feet tall and made of marble, it is known for […]
Along my journey of typographic research, there are many connections with modern typography and that of ancient Rome such as we have seen it etched into the Parthenon. Right below […]
As an introduction I will be studying the Greek alphabet, looking at where these ancient letterforms came from, their history, their meanings, their modern representations and meanings as well as […]