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Science & Technology: Lost and Font Flashcards

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Books were only a luxury for high class until…

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Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press

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The printing press was invented in

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15th century

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What inspired the invention of the printing press?

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Screw- Type presses in East Asia

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Gutenberg created the first ever font, inspired by Blackletter calligraphy used in manuscripts. What were its downsides?

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limited text per page and a single font type constraint.

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Nicolas Jenson

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created a smaller & easier font based on typographic styles

1470

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Aldus Manutius & Francesco Griffo

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pioneered the italic typeform

saving space in books.

1501

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What is the purpose & limitation of italics?

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poor readability, used for emphasis

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William Calson

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created Old Style

improving letter distinguishability and readability

1734

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John Baskerville

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developed transitional typefaces with distinct letters

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limitations and improvements of transitional typefaces

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developments in ink, type, and printing

criticized for darkness and unorthodox (unconventional) appearance

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Baskerville’s fonts reviving

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it experienced a commercial failure in the 18th century

revived in the 1900’s

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Firmin Didot & Giambattista Bodoni

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created serif fonts

1780’s

suitable for headlines and titles

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Antique - VIncent Figgins

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first slab serif template

1815

indents & emphasis details

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William Calson IV - “Calson Egyptian”

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1816

followed with the sans- serif revolution

influenced by block lettering from classical antiquity

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egyptomania (the Western world’s obsession over Egypt) in fonts

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supported the font design era inspired by egyptian writing

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Fredric Goudy

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first full time font developer in 1920’s

created copperplate gothic & goudy old style

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17
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fonts from 1957

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Helvetica, Futura, Optima

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Digi Grotesk

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1968

digital age

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Vector (smooth) fonts

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1974

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Truetype fonts

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1980’s

easily accessible to computers and printers

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CSS in 1997

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incorporated the first font styling rules

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Internet Explorer in 1997

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supported web fonts

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The Web Open Font Format (WOFF) in 2009

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led to widespread use of Web fonts by 2011

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variable fonts in 2016

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part of the OpenType standard

more efficient in size

smaller file sizes

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challenges in modern fonts

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lack of global language fonts

limits in color fonts, despite OpenType SVG format allowing such creativity

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Microsoft initial font

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Calibri, default for Word and Outlook

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27
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Microsoft font change

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5 potential candidates tested in 2021

–> original name = Bierstadt
–> fixed name = Aptos

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impact of Microsoft’s font change

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accompanied the renewal of Microsoft’s 365 subscriptions

shows the company’s commitment to refreshing its appearance

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Microsoft font change - reason

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survey asking if the public would appreciate the change

core reason = CEO changing from Steve Ballmer to Satya Nadella

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Microsoft font change - announce date & manager’s name

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2023

Si Daniels

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31
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development of Aptos - date

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began in 2019

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development of Aptos - designer

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Steve Matteson

contributed to the creation of Segoe font (used in Microsoft’s logo and marketing)

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33
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origin of the name “Bierstadt”

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tribute to a mountain in Colorado

initially named “Grotesque No. 2”

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origin of the name “Aptos”

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tribute to a town in Santa Cruz

inspired by the coastal climate and feelings of California

35
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what details of Aptos did Matteson work on?

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adapting for various languages

crafting monetary symbols

incorporating Greek and Cyrillic letters

36
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Aptos’ greatest ability

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clear difference between uppercase “I” and lowercase “l”

37
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London Underground - initial font

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font by calligrapher Edward Johnston

1916

38
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London Underground - updated font

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Johnston100

2016

by Transport for London (TfL)

39
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London Underground - differences

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modern symbols such as @ or # introduced

very subtle changes

40
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London Underground in terms of adaptation

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new style aims for a 21st century adaptation

contains the “soul of the 2000’s” while being relevant to the modern era

41
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Jon Hunter

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Head of TfL design

states that hashtags were a necessary addition due to the rise of social media

42
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US department of state - initial font

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Times new roman

43
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US department of state - updated font

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Calibri (for better accessibility)

44
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Deadline & communicating method for this change

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Feb 6 2023

Secretary of State Antony Blinken communicated this change via email.

45
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what criticism did Calibri receive?

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employees thought it was “ugly” -> perhaps shows that people have different opinions on fonts

46
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What was the “previous” change on the US department of State’s official font?

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Courier New 12 was used before Times New Roman

47
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Disadvantages of Times new roman

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its angular features pose challenges for those with:

  • Optical Character Recognition (OCR) tools
  • screen readers
  • learning impairments
48
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Who is Thomas Phinney?

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A font detective

used to work as a product manager of Adobe’s system font groups

49
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What does Thomas Phinney use for his job as a font detective?

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Digital microscope

pixel counting

50
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What was Thomas Phinney’s first case?

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“The Case of the Wicked Will”

the printer used for the document did not exist for the suggested date

51
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“The Reprehensible Rabbi”

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involved uncovering a font mismatch

52
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two categories of forensic cases (Thomas Phinney)

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Nefarious (involving ill- intent forgeries)

“Stupidly Tiny”

53
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Which British supermarket has recently removed self-checkout systems?

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Booths

(from all but two of their stores)

54
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Nigel Murray’s criticism about self-checkout systems

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inefficient and untrustworthy

  • slow processing
    -misidentification of products
55
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self checkout - creation date & purpose

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1980’s

reducing labor costs

56
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major issue of self checkout

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shoplifting (“shrink”)

57
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origin of barcodes (place)

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Troy, Miami County, Ohio

58
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first shopper to use barcodes

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Clyde Dawson

59
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first cashier to use barcodes

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Sharon Buchanan

60
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creator of barcodes

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Joe Woodland

61
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what inspired barcodes?

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Woodland was drawing with his fingers on the sand at Miami Beach

Morse codes

62
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barcode lasers - creation date

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1960 (in California)

63
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barcode lasers - creator & initial purpose

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Theodore Maiman

welding, cutting, medical surgery

64
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modern barcodes & barcodes back then - differences

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old - circular bullseye barcode

modern - rectangular barcode

65
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first automated checkstands - place & date

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Kroger Kenwood Plaza, Cincinnati

July 1972

66
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What was created to make barcodes universal?

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the Ad Hoc Committee of the Universal Product Identification Code

67
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How many U.S companies submitted systems to the Ad Hoc Committee?

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7

68
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what company employed Woodland?

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IBM

69
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who created the version used by IBM?

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George Laurer

70
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when did the Symbol Selection Committee vote for the rectangular barcode?

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1973

71
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what recognition did Woodland receive?

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recognition from George HW Bush (1992)

National Medal of Technology

72
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What system does Amazon Go use?

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“Just Walk Out” concept

technology inspired by self driving cars and other advanced tech

73
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three features of “Just Walk Out”

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computer vision

sensor fusion

deep learning

74
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Anne Thériault’s complains about QR code menus

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traditional menus offer unique literary qualities and soulful experiences (texture, weight, etc)

QR code menus lack physicality

75
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rise of QR codes - date and place

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1994

76
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Conor Friedersdorf’s argument FOR paper menus

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they also serve as historical documents

77
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New York Public Library’s “What’s on the Menu?” project

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preserving and organizing over 45,000 menus from the 1840’s.

78
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L. Sasha Gora’s argument FOR paper menus

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menus are archival traces of diets and demand

reflects changes in ingredients
-> indicates extinction of a species (such as the passenger pigeon

79
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What did restaurants do despite the extinction of passenger pigeons?

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they continued to offer passenger pigeon pies

shows the perception of abundance that contradicts reality

80
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why were the “ladies” menu without prices abolished

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a Californian woman threatened the restaurant on discrimination

81
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how do menus reveal societal norms and expectations?

A

some wordings on the menu may be gender-oriented

(example - Dirty Brunch & Clean Brunch)

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