The History of Typography

Thankfully I arrived to this lecture on time, so I was able to actually hear the start of it. The lecturer went over some of the key points in the evolution of typography over the years. How different types of font has different types of impressions on people. The use of different types of fonts has changed over the centuries. From the use of gothic blackletter  in religious texts to the nazi propaganda, the idea and feeling of certain font types has changed meaning according to who were using them and what for. I have spent two years as a graphic design student at my old high school.. My class had been over the history of fonts repeatedly during my time there, so I may have more of an appreciation for it.

How an apple isnt an apple

On October 8th first year students went to a lecture about pictures and symbols and their meanings. We were taught how different pictures and groups of pictures can make us see different things. I had the pleasure of getting lost on the way to the lecture hall, because I was still getting used to where things are around the school. I arrived a few minutes late, and rather than entering the lecture hall late and having to go to the front of the class to show everyone my tardiness, I went around to the back entrance of the lecture hall and listened in so I wouldn't disturb the class. I figured being marked as absent and learning the same information was better than creating a disturbance in a learning environment. Hopefully I'll be able to make lectures in the future.