Great read. As a graphic designer I was never exposed to the origins of the typefaces Ai worked with or how they came about to be named. I've learned something important today. Thank you.
You didn't mention Alcuin Of York , he never gets his dues for essentially inventing Carolingian, the man was the premier genius of his day, but largely keeps getting ignored in popular write ups. I've never figured out why. When I studied this at uni he was given his flowers, but even on the wiki for Carolingian he only gets a brief mention.
Something that never changes throughout history is the need for a central authority to find something to unify territories under it's control. It is fascinating how typefaces featured so prominently in this.
What a great read. I got to spend my morning being fascinated and learning associations between my everyday reading, the rise of fascism, and renaissance scholarship, instead of doomscrolling the latest hideous news. Thank you.
Like this attention to different calligraphic styles. Textualis and Fraktur offered distinct benefits that medieval scribes or later printers and booksellers immediately appreciated. Both conserved ink and space on the page. Considering what they had to do while producing both ink and writing surfaces, it made sense. Your post highlights how moderns gave these fonts seriously problematic connotations. I wonder if the change from using two spaces between sentences versus one will be interpreted, maybe 100 years from now, in directions that extend far beyond a quest for improved economy?
"Charlemagne had inherited a fra[k]tured Europe"
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heeheee
yeeaaahhhhhhhh!
Great read. As a graphic designer I was never exposed to the origins of the typefaces Ai worked with or how they came about to be named. I've learned something important today. Thank you.
That's "I worked with" not Ai. Sheesh.
You didn't mention Alcuin Of York , he never gets his dues for essentially inventing Carolingian, the man was the premier genius of his day, but largely keeps getting ignored in popular write ups. I've never figured out why. When I studied this at uni he was given his flowers, but even on the wiki for Carolingian he only gets a brief mention.
he was in there as part of a much longer thing abt Carolingian Renaissance but the article was like 5k words so i decided to chop it down a bit :(
Something that never changes throughout history is the need for a central authority to find something to unify territories under it's control. It is fascinating how typefaces featured so prominently in this.
What an interesting and informative read to find in the ol’ inbox today. Gramercy for both your research and for sharing it!
fascinating!!!!!!
Wow! Thanks for this font tour and totally bizarre Hitler connection (!!?$%)--
So interesting and beautifully illustrated, as usual. Thanks
Excellent blogpost. Thank you.
“That actual Germans might read it 1400 years in the future and use it as the basis for an entire national movement probably never crossed his mind.”
Probably. 😂
Super interesting read!
Interesting, thank you!
Very good read, thank you
What a great read. I got to spend my morning being fascinated and learning associations between my everyday reading, the rise of fascism, and renaissance scholarship, instead of doomscrolling the latest hideous news. Thank you.
Like this attention to different calligraphic styles. Textualis and Fraktur offered distinct benefits that medieval scribes or later printers and booksellers immediately appreciated. Both conserved ink and space on the page. Considering what they had to do while producing both ink and writing surfaces, it made sense. Your post highlights how moderns gave these fonts seriously problematic connotations. I wonder if the change from using two spaces between sentences versus one will be interpreted, maybe 100 years from now, in directions that extend far beyond a quest for improved economy?
Timely reading considering the Trump administration labeling Calibri as woke.