This week we had a lecture on the history of type, font, and all that jazz.
It really wasn't as engaging as I would have hoped. While I have interest in typeface and learning about how it was developed, I found the content on how language itself has developed less than enlightening. However, some parts were very interesting - such as discovering how the letter A developed, coming from the pictorial representation of an ox.
Additionally, I found it interesting to see how important general education in terms of being literate was. It's strange to think that it wasn't expected of many people to be able to read - something that is now almost taken for granted, given you have the ability.
Interesting also to learn how the way we make type influences the ultimate look of it - something painted with a brush ultimately has a whole different aesthetic to something punched with a stick. Pretty fascinating to see how the means of production shape an entire language visually.
Overall though, this was probably my least favourite lecture so far. It wasn't engaging, it felt a little repetitive or drawn out at times, too. Maybe that's just because I'm not super into type and typefaces, but it was just not up my street. Maybe the next one will be better!
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