typography

A video: The Lorem Ipsum Mystery

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Here are the key takeaways: Lorem ipsum is not original, coherent Latin filler created for typesetting; it’s a scrambled excerpt derived from Cicero’s De Finibus. The common belief that it was invented by an anonymous 1500s typesetter is widespread but likely inaccurate; the text’s lineage predates modern digital typesetting. The earliest identifiable trace of similar … Read more

“Font” politics. A very short history of “font wars”

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I have been meaning to mention this: State Department: Calibri font was a DEI hire I asked Perplexity if there were any other cases in the history. A few pop up: It seems that fonts were sometimes drawn into ideological, nationalist, and culture‑war debates.typeroom+3 Historical cases Antiqua–Fraktur dispute (Germany, 19th–20th c.) Long‑running fight over whether … Read more