Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Typografi

Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (c. 1398 - February 3, 1468) is an intelligent metal and the German creator of the getting fame thanks to its contribution to the printing technology in the year of 1450, including letters of metal alloy (type metal) and oil-based ink, print to print the letter correctly, and a new kind of printing on printers that are used in making wine. As with the creator of the tradition called movable type in Europe, an improved system of block printing already in use in the region. By combining these elements in a production system, it enables the printing of written material quickly, and the explosion of information on the European Renaissance. Gutenberg came from an aristocratic family and received early training as a goldsmith. In the year 1428, due to politics, he moved to Strasbourg and stayed there for 20 years Palatino font type is created by Hermann Zapf in 1948. Source of inspiration is the writings of the Renaissance era. Palatino is the result of the use of inverted pen broadnip a calligraphic impression. But the difference with writing renaissance is the calligraphic strokes that are used a little more weight to more easily read. In bitstream font collections, this font is known as Zapf Calligraphic. Fonts are then licensed by Linotype and Adobe Systems by the name of Linotype Palatino. This typeface used is very popular in the world of modern typography.

source: wikipedia

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