The research project also looks into printed ephemera of the Midlands, collectable items that were originally expected to have only short-term usefulness or popularity. In order to understand this cultural shift, it was important to understand the history of these typefaces and how they were originally used in British print culture.” “My research began after I observed a revival of these nineteenth-century typefaces on mobile devices a return to the application of early Grotesque sans serif types in contemporary culture. “I want to provide better awareness of the visual language that lives with us today,” he says. Typefaces in modern cultureĭavid, who is also part of the Centre for Printing History and Culture, the Printing Historical Society and Print Networks, has had a long-standing interest in typography. With the typeface’s history dating back to the nineteenth century, David Osbaldestin – postgraduate researcher and Deputy Course Director for BA (Hons) Graphic Communication – is conducting valuable research into the sans serif, its heritage and its use in the way we communicate. The sans serif typeface is one of the most widely-used around the world, whether it be on your computer screen or on your smartphone.
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