The History of Typography

The History of Typography

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 24, 2013

Runtime

0h 6m

Genres

Animation, Documentary

User Score

80%

Original Title

The History of Typography

Production Companies

Forrest Media

Director

Ben Barret-Forrest

Description

A short, educational animation about the history of fonts and typography. In a paper cutout stop-motion style, it begins with Gutenberg's creation of the first typeface, travels through the innovations of Jenson, Caslon, and Bodoni, to the modern creation of Futura and the democratization of fonts in the digital age. A charming, engaging film about a technology that is all around us, but few people know much about.