History: The Font
Typography and font production have been a huge interest of mine for the past few years and when I get the chance to talk about design I really enjoy highlighting the often overlooked world of typography. You can enjoy more of my thoughts on what I regard as great design by tuning here on a regular basis. – Wes
Through the last few decades we have seen type design evolve from a simple, representational system into a “craft” with various means and tools being used to create new, unique typography. History is a font that breaks the conventions of traditional font production, by utilizing an integral element of design software known as layers. Through the use of 21 different typefaces placed on top of one another the user can create a unique assortment by simply combining each layer. Curious as to how it works?… Try it out yourself with the History Remixer
Some of you might be labeling this as “old news”, however I am still amazed by the innovation, thought and production that went into this font. For a more in-depth look at History visit Typotheque.com (and you can a free pamphlet) Enjoy.
Posted on October 27th, 2009 under Stuff We're Into by Wes with no comments.