Typography Notes

Add Template to Fresco

1. Tap the photo icon and tap "Photos"

2. Choose the template image.

3. If needed, to fill the page, drag the corners to fill the page. Do not drag the sides.

4. Click "Done"

1400 AD: Johannes Guttenburg created the first lead (metal)-based movable type. The typeface, Blackletter was modeled after scribed writing

15th Century:

• Nicolas Jenson created Roman Type, inspired by the text on ancient roman buildings. It was far more readable than blackletter, and caught on quickly.

• Aldus Manutius created italics – a way to fit more words onto a page, saving the printer money.

18th century: William Caslon created a typeface that features straighter serifs and much more obvious contrasts between thin and bold strokes. Today, we call this type style ‘old style’.

1816: William Caslon IV created the first typeface without any serifs at all. It was widely rebuked at the time. This was the start of what we now consider Sans Serif typefaces.

1927: Paul Renner created Geometric Sans

1957: Swiss designer Max Miedinger created Helvetica, the most loved typeface of our time.

1994: Comic Sans MS, a sans-serif script typeface designed by Vincent Connare, is released by Microsoft Corporation.