From the transition to the classical music to historical events that changed the world - like the fall of Berlin's Wall or Tienanmen Square's protests - it may seem surprising seeing that a revolutionary font appeared in revolutionary time. However, these changes shaped our society, and everything could have started from just a small typeface.
Eyes on me - How to revolutionise the world with a typeface
Filippo Oro
Student
Filippo Oro Academic staff
Markus Weithas Course
Typography and Graphics – A typeface and its era Program
BA Major Design Semester
2024/25 SS Eyes on me - How to revolutionise the world with a typeface is a brochure about on typeface - Baskerville - and how the society changed in its years. The publication wants to explore the big changes that happened both in 1757, year in which Baskerville was created, and in 1989, when Monotype published its version of the famous typeface.
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A project made in the course
Typography and Graphics – A typeface and its era
A Typeface and its era. A research project. Every Font has its story. Characters convey a meta-message in addition to the textual statement due to their formal nature.
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