Lo-Res: An Incomplete History of Type
10/12/23 • 10 min
From the middle ages to the Middle East, from Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer has gone before... welcome to An Incomplete History of Type (Part 3!).
This episode is guest hosted by Rebecca Karton.
Name: Lo-Res
Release Date: 1985
Designer: Zuzana Licko
Classification: Modular Sans-Serif Pixel Typeface
Owned By: Emigre, Inc.
Claim to Fame: Licko was one of the first designers to use a Macintosh 128K to create fonts for the computer as an art form, starting a revolution in digital type and layouts.
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From the middle ages to the Middle East, from Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer has gone before... welcome to An Incomplete History of Type (Part 3!).
This episode is guest hosted by Rebecca Karton.
Name: Lo-Res
Release Date: 1985
Designer: Zuzana Licko
Classification: Modular Sans-Serif Pixel Typeface
Owned By: Emigre, Inc.
Claim to Fame: Licko was one of the first designers to use a Macintosh 128K to create fonts for the computer as an art form, starting a revolution in digital type and layouts.
I'm all about interesting projects with interesting people!
Let's Connect on the web or via Instagram. :)
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Impact: An Incomplete History of Type
From the middle ages to the Middle East, from Futura to Freight, join us on a journey across the type universe and go where no designer has gone before... welcome to An Incomplete History of Type (Part 3!).
This episode is guest hosted by Cameron Mady.
Name: Impact
Release Date: 1965
Designers: Geoffrey Lee
Classification: Transitional Sans Serif Display
Owned By: Monotype Imagining Holdings Inc.
Claim to Fame: The typeface synonymous with the Internet and meme culture
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Barlow: An Incomplete History of Type
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This episode is guest hosted by Vittoria Casale.
Name: Barlow
Release Date : 2007
Designer: Jeremy Tribby
Classification: San-Serif
Owned By: Google Font free licensed font
Claim to Fame: The typeface that was named in honour of internet pioneer and activist, John Perry Barlow
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