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I need a Serif font from each of these. Humanist, Transitional, and Modern Roman

I need a San Serif font from each of these. Humanist San Serif, Transitional San Serif, Geometric San Serif. 

I need help with to pick a font that best shows how each of these evolved. Humanist to transitional to modern roman and the same with san serif. I want to be able to compare them. thanks. 

Solved by Riccardo Sartori

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I think your idea of type evolution (and classification) is a bit over-simplistic.

A few starting points:

http://typedia.com/learn/only/typeface-classifications/

https://www.fonts.com/content/learning/fontology/level-1/type-anatomy/type-classifications

http://designishistory.com/1450/type-classification/

https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/04/making-sense-type-classification-part-1/

https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/06/making-sense-of-type-classification-part-2/

http://justcreative.com/featured-articles/type-classification-ebook/

http://www.howdesign.com/design-creativity/fonts-typography/examples-of-type-classification/

http://kupferschrift.de/cms/2012/03/on-classifications/

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