From the middle ages to the Middle East, From Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer has gone before...Welcome to An Incomplete History of Type . Name: Clarendon Release Date: 1845 Designer: Robert Besley Classification: Slab Serif (Egyptian) Owned By: Today its multiple versions are owned by multiple foundries. Claim to Fame: This is the first first-ever registered and patented typeface. About Our Guest: Jordan Grey is a th

From the middle ages to the Middle East, From Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer has gone before...Welcome to An Incomplete History of Type . Name: San Francisco Release Date: 2014 Designer: Apple’s Team (based on Helvetica and FF DIN) Classification: Neo-Grotesque Sans Serif Owned By: Apple Claim to Fame: This is the first new typeface designed by Apple in nearly 20 years, it’s the UI font for Apple’s software. In this e

From the middle ages to the Middle East, From Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer has gone before...Welcome to An Incomplete History of Type . Name: Verdana Release Date: 1996 Designer: Matthew Carter and Thomas Rickner Classification: Humanist Sans Serif Owned By: Microsoft Claim to Fame: A typeface that was designed not for print, but for the screen, changing the way digital text looked and felt. In this episode of An In

From the middle ages to the Middle East, From Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer has gone before...Welcome to An Incomplete History of Type . Name: Garamond Release Date: Mid 16th Century Designer: Claude Garamond Classification: Old Style Serif Typeface Owned By: Not owned by one single person, but digital variations are owned by multiple different companies: Adobe Garamond, Monotype Garamond, Stempel Garamond, and E

From the middle ages to the Middle East, From Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer has gone before...Welcome to An Incomplete History of Type . Name: Calibri Release Date: 2007 Designer: Lucas de Groot Classification: Sans Serif Owned By: Microsoft Corporation Claim to Fame: Calibri made history by dethroning Times New Roman as the default font of the MS Office Suite. Microsoft’s favourite typographic child is taking the

Lora is a well-balanced contemporary serif with roots in calligraphy. It is a text typeface with moderate contrast that is well-suited...

From the middle ages to the Middle East, From Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer...

From the middle ages to the Middle East, From Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer...

From the middle ages to the Middle East, From Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer...

From the middle ages to the Middle East, From Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer...

From the middle ages to the Middle East, From Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer...

From the middle ages to the Middle East, From Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer...

From the middle ages to the Middle East, From Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer...

Name: Barlow Release Date: 2007 Designer: Jeremy Tribby Classification: San-Serif Owned By: Google Font free licensed font Claim to Fame:...

Name: Lo-Res Release Date: 1985 Designer: Zuzana Licko Classification: Modular Sans-Serif Pixel Typeface Owned By: Emigre, Inc. Claim to...

Name: Impact Release Date: 1965 Designers: Geoffrey Lee Classification: Transitional Sans Serif Display Owned By: Monotype Imagining...

Name: Geometos Neue Release Date: 2017 Designers: Depak Dogra Classification: Sans Serif Owned By: Graphite Claim to Fame: Futuristic...

Name: Proxima Nova Release Date: 2005 Designer: Mark Simonson Classification: Geometric Sans Serif Owned By: Mark Simonson Studio Claim...

Name: ITC Benguiat Release Date: 1977 Designers: Ed Benguiat Classification: Serif Display Owned By: International Typeface Corporation...

Name: Times New Roman Release Date: 1932 Designers: Stanley Morison and Victor Lardent Classification: Mixed Transitional Old-Style...