History of type

Monotype Corsiva

Francesca Hannah Veal Project One, Research , , ,

The type I want my work to look most similar too is Monotype Corsiva.

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According to the website fonts.com, the font was created by Patricia Saunders. The inspiration for this font was started very early on in the history of type design, the elaborate swashbuckling letter forms of early type were a quality  incorporated into monotype corsiva. Corsiva was heavily influenced by the work of Ludovico Vicentino degli Arrighi, an italian scribe. Arrighi’s contribution to typography in Rome was huge in the Renaissance period, resulting in modern typographers emulating his work. In the twentieth century,  Monotype Corporation commissioned the typographer Patricia Saunders (also known for her work on the Arial font) to produce a typeface suitable for formal purposes. Monotype Corsiva was born and released in 1995.

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History of Western Typefaces

Francesca Hannah Veal Project One, Research , ,

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.