How the Gutenberg Press Influenced Modern Typography
In short: Explore how Johannes Gutenberg's 15th-century printing press laid the foundation for standardized typography and the modern digital age of design.
A 2:06 short film in the series “The Story Behind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Folger Shakespeare Library, “An Incunabula Reader | Atlas of Early Printing”; Academia.edu, “The Evolution of Typography: A Journey Through History”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., “Typography - Printing, Typesetting, History | Britannica”; worldhistory.org, “The Printing Revolution in Renaissance Europe”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., “Johannes Gutenberg | Printing Press, Inventions, Facts, Accomplishments, & Biography | Britannica”; Smithsonian Magazine, “Postmodernism's New Typography”; Springer, “An Examination of Typographic Standards and Their Relevance to Contemporary User-Centred Web and Application Design”.
Sources used in this film
- Folger Shakespeare Library — An Incunabula Reader | Atlas of Early Printing · View →
- Academia.edu — The Evolution of Typography: A Journey Through History · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. — Typography - Printing, Typesetting, History | Britannica · View →
- worldhistory.org — The Printing Revolution in Renaissance Europe · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. — Johannes Gutenberg | Printing Press, Inventions, Facts, Accomplishments, & Biography | Britannica · View →
- Smithsonian Magazine — Postmodernism's New Typography · View →
- Springer — An Examination of Typographic Standards and Their Relevance to Contemporary User-Centred Web and Application Design · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Folger Shakespeare Library: An Incunabula Reader | Atlas of Early Printing
- Also: Academia.edu: The Evolution of Typography: A Journey Through History
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.: Typography - Printing, Typesetting, History | Britannica
- Also: worldhistory.org: The Printing Revolution in Renaissance Europe
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.: Johannes Gutenberg | Printing Press, Inventions, Facts, Accomplishments, & Biography | Britannica
- Also: Smithsonian Magazine: Postmodernism's New Typography
- Also: Springer: An Examination of Typographic Standards and Their Relevance to Contemporary User-Centred Web and Application Design
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