OUGD404. Design Principles. Anatomy of type. Part 1. An Introduction

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fred introduced the idea of typography

we then talked about the different types of mark making in order to record typography: stone, sable, bone, wood, lead, silicone.

from that we went on to talk about what typography is and typographic history.

ty·pog·ra·phy (tī-pŏg'rə-fē)

n., pl. -phies.

 1. The art and technique of printing with movable type.

      2. The composition of printed material from movable type.

3. The arrangement and appearance of printed matter.

we then talked about how type has changed over the years and were it came from.