Member afo… Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 This topic was imported from the Typophile platform Hi everyone! I'm looking for an (good :) ) article or book about Typeface design software throughout History. When did start, names, dates and so on... Can anyone help? Thank you in advance. António. Link to comment
Member gar… Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 While not an article or book, Pedro Amado put together a pretty comprehensive infographic timeline of font software and formats, which could give you a starting point for further research. Link to comment
Member hra… Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Justin, that link is tantalizing, but broken! :-( hhp Link to comment
Member gar… Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 That link works for me, although the site's title is long string of gibberish (looks like mis-encoded HTML for a 404 page). Anyway, here's a direct link to the image: http://www.typeforge.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/timeline_format... Link to comment
Member hra… Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Cool - thanks! hhp Link to comment
Member qua… Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 That is a nice chart. The first post, though, referred to the subject in a way that I found odd - it seemed as though the OP was looking for a chart that would show the kind of typeface design software in use at the time of, say, the Battle of Hastings. "Throughout history" implies that something is shown over the entire span of time since the invention of writing, as opposed to only throughout its own history. Link to comment
Member dbe… Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Well, from the battle of Hastings to the beginning of this chart is just 11 little blips, then 5 larger ones and then metafont. :) Link to comment
Member Rhy… Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 http://www.oakknoll.com/detail.php?d_booknr=79701 Link to comment
Member afo… Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 Thank you all for the info. In fact, the infographic timeline of font software and formats from Pedro Amado is great start. Now, getting some info about some of those software and formats is hard... Thanks again! António Link to comment
Member Kar… Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I have found an essay from the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University, Letterform Design Systems by Lynn Ruggles, a PDF of which can be downloaded using the link below (this link will trigger a download depending on your browser): ftp://reports.stanford.edu/pub/cstr/reports/cs/tr/83/971/CS-TR-83-971.pdf It includes an overview of the InTeractive Synthesizer of LetterForms (ITSLF) designed by H. W. Mergler and Y. M. Vargo in 1967, the first system in Pedro's infographic. I have only just started reading through this but it actually addresses your initial request very nicely. Link to comment
Member gar… Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Awesome find, Karl! The essay goes on to cover CSD, Ikarus, Metafont, plus a few other platforms not on the timeline. Link to comment
Member 5st… Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 That's a great timeline chart gargoyle! n. Link to comment
Member afo… Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 Karl That article is cited (comments area) in the above article from Pedro Amado so I already have it, but thanks anyway! Now I just need the same for all the other software:) António Link to comment
Member Kar… Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Sorry, I should have looked beyond the flashy graphics! You may find, if so motivated, that the best way to proceed is compiling that information yourself based on (amongst other things) the incredible range of first hand sources to be found on Typophile and in the wider and very friendly type community. Link to comment
Member Rya… Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Is anybody else as surprised as me that there are so many? Link to comment
Member afo… Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Thanks everyone for the info! António Link to comment
Member old… Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Ryan, Few people are as surprised as you are on a great range of subjects... Link to comment
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