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History of Typography

Match the typeface with its historical description.

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Blackfacefirst typeface created by Guttenberg
Jenson1st Roman typeface created in the 15th cebtury
Italicstypeface created in the late 15th century to fit more letters on the page and save money
Futuracreated in the early 20th century, based on simple geometric shapes
Helveticacreated in Switzerland, 1957. Known as the "world's favorite type face"
Serifcreated in the 18th century by W Caslon
Sans Serifcreated by W Caslon's great grandson
Caslonthe name of the first Serif typeface


Deb Kettner

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