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A Short History Of Comic Sans [video]
Published January 27, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: comic sans, font, typeface, typography, video, Vincent Connare
A Short History Of Wingdings
Published August 28, 2015 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Bigelow & Holmes, Charles Bigelow, dingbats, font, Fontophile, Lucida, tech history, type, typeface, typesetting, Wingdings, Zapf
It seems as bizarre as it is ubiquitous. What is Wingdings thinking? Why would someone want to write a comma using a mailbox? Why would anyone think we want to compose in peace signs and crosses and heart shapes? But Wingdings is much more than just a quirky font. It was —and remains — a phenomenon.
Fonts Influence Driving Safety – MIT Study
Published September 27, 2012 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: AgeLab, auto safety, comic sans, dashboard, distracted driver, font, Fontophile, graphic design, industrial design, infotainment system, MIT, readability, typeface, typography
New research out of MIT shows that small changes to in-vehicle technology, such as the font automakers choose for an infotainment system, can have a significant effect on just how much a driver is distracted. The research adds nuance to the debate on distracted driving, and it could forever change the look of your dashboard. The study was a collaboration between MIT’s AgeLab and Monotype, a font designer and holding company whose portfolio includes some of the most commonly used typefaces, and who first suggested the link between font and driver distraction.
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