The History Of Typography

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Aug 272014
 

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Our modern world is so peppered with text and type, most people rarely pay any attention to the typography of words. Linguists nerd Ben Barrett-Forrest is changing all that with his new History Of Typography stop motion animation.

He discusses how the power to express words all started with Johannes Gutenberg, the unofficial father of typography. From Gutenberg came thousands more typefaces, many of which we still use and see today.

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How Do You Know You Exist?

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Aug 272014
 

James Zucker explains how one knows they exist.

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How do you know you’re real? Is existence all just a big dream? Has some mad scientist duped us into simply believing that we exist? James Zucker investigates all of these questions (and more) in this mind-boggling tribute to René Descartes’s Meditations on First Philosophy.

 

Brain Teaser Of The Day: 17 Creatures

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Aug 272014
 
Find 17 creatures in this paragraph.

Kneel in the kayak grasping the boat, but don’t wrench the bullion or scowl at the chart. Behind the taped and sealed planter is a benevolent collier. The foxglove is in the bath.

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