Day 4

NOTES

video “Industrial Revolution”

over crowding

spread of deceases

families share a bed or only rent a part of a bed

Review: Main Type Families

Old Style

Transitional

Modern

Egyptian

San-serif (invented by William Caslon originally called 2 line Egyptian)

Height point of type names:

cap head

ascender line

x-height

base line

defender line

point size measured from highest point to lowest point

leading measured from base line to base line

*side note for time line: Queen Victoria crowed 1837*

iron printing press in 1800 by Earl Stanhope

used 1/10th human effort of wooden press

made 250 prints per hour

double cylinder press in 1814 by Fredrerich Koenig

made 1100 prints per hour

Ned Lud (sp.) led rebellion against machines since they took jobs

cost of papers drop from 3 pennies to 1 penny

penny papers started selling ads

John Hooper was first ad man in 1841

lithograph - printing on stone

Hoe printing press - cylinder lithograph in 1870

Ottmar Mergenthaller made lineotype machine in 1886

took the job of 8 people

*side note: news boy strike was is 1899*

1900 - first use san-serif as running text

Photo info

Joseph Neipes - first nature photographer

Henry Fox Talbot 

first used photo grams

wrote book “Pencil of Nature” 1844

first developed picture from a negative (1835)

photos of civil war taken *war 1861-1865*

some say photos were staged

1872 - Edward Morbridge settles bet about horse movement

original creator of animation

1880 - first half tone plate process

1889 - Kodak camera invented for common person

100 instant photos (polaroid)

Other info

Victorian age graphics are noted for esthetic confusion

an age of strong morals and religious belief

known for fussiness

scrap cards (ephemera)

Mostly made by Louis Prang & Co.

lots of posters for traveling amusement

THOUGHTS

The movie, though the acting was mediocre, was very informative and in it’s own way - interesting. The ‘unrelated’ side stories told by the teacher was some of the most interesting point such as his story of learning about the civil war from the south’s point of view and taking a lithograph class in college that he failed completely. While the class still focuses on type and it’s evolution, I begin to realize more and more how much I’m going to have to except typography - but not yet. In my opinion, it has to show me how it can be interesting enough for my attention before I look to it again.

QUESTIONS

Did the news boys strike have any impact it what we learned about today?

Why is the Victorian age considered to run from 1819 - 1901 if she wasn’t crowned till 1837?