Series · 3 parts
History of Type
The fascinating stories behind the typefaces we use every day — from 15th-century movable type to the variable font revolution.
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Type History & Culture
From Gutenberg to Google Fonts: A Brief History of Type
The 600-year journey from Gutenberg's movable type to Google Fonts' open-source revolution — how type technology shaped communication and design.
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Type History & Culture
The Helvetica Story: How One Font Conquered the World
From a Swiss type foundry in 1957 to the world's most recognizable typeface — Helvetica's story is the story of modern design itself.
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Type History & Culture
Bauhaus and Modern Typography: Form Follows Function
The Bauhaus school didn't just change art — it transformed typography. How form-follows-function thinking led to the geometric sans-serifs we use today.