History of Western Typefaces

When researching online I came about this large image showing a timeline of the history of western typefaces and the years they were created. I found this an interesting image to sit and look at as it puts in perspective how long each different type has been around for.

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Its interesting to see how influential some of these typefaces have become, embedded into our lives everyday without a second thought about where they have come from and the time and precision it took to design them. Some typefaces are now used to represent huge conglomerate brands such as retailers and fastfood chains, some you see and immediately link to certain areas for example, the ‘Johnston’ typeface used in the underground image immediately relates to London.

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