Type- Production and Distribution

Our third lecture was on the history of Typography. The lecture was focused on the chronology and evolution of type. I found the lecture very interesting, especially seeing the origin of different languages and how long some different kinds of type have been around that we still use today. I found the observation that "Type is what language looks like" very interesting. We focused on the occidental hemisphere and the origins of writing here that led to the creation of western languages. I found it very informative and interesting, particularly the slides about how symbols in different languages have evolved, such as egyptian, greek and latin. I also found it interesting to learn about the Rosetta Stone, which I had never heard of before. Towards the end of the lecture we talked about the Bauhaus movement and how it is almost a modernist idea of a visual language, and industrialisation mixed with design. The lecture on type will continue with part 2 next week.