A fun typography lesson

Via: VPS

{The evolution of typography. This colourful design about typography makes learning fun. Check it out!}

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Lorem Ipsum

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Lorem Ipsum. Does it look familiar to you?

It is a placeholder text used in publishing and graphic design. Which means instead of the original text, lorem ipsum is used. The purpose is to avoid distraction when the reader examines the design, so it basically says, "there's supposed to be writing/content here". Also, it helps the designer to decide on the font type, colour, layout etc.

(And yes, it is Latin.)

Here's a brief background if you're interested:
Lorem Ipsum is derived from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (On the Ends of Good and Evil) by Cicero. It is altered from the original text so that it doesn't make any sense. (Again, to avoid distraction). Dolorem means pain, while Ipsum means itself.

There are many variations of Lorem Ipsum, but you can generate some yourself here to use in your design layout.

Periodic Table of Typefaces

Re-blogged from Behance | Made by Cam WILDE

The periodic table of typefaes, isn't it cool? It is a collection of the top ranking fonts, displayed oh-so-creatively!