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1900–2010 · Evolution of Typography

Brief
Design an editorial project about the most important events of the 20th and 21st century
Project
I focused on the evolution of typography over the 20th century. Typefaces are used in every modern communication and their history allow us to take a careful look about some historical changes from a fresh perspective. For example, you can notice how the widespread appearance of specific letterforms in the ‘90s has been possible by computer software from the ‘80s. I decided to distribute this knowledge through a foldable poster in order to make an economic, handy and easily reproducible product. Basic historical information such as typeface’s designer, type foundry and publication year is present in the poster.
Type
Foldable poster, 900×600 mm
Course
Design Theories and Practices
Teachers
Anna Steiner, Paolo Accanti