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a site for
exploring fonts
scroll down to view a brief history on the evolution of fonts, or click a
font name to learn more about it and its appropriate pairings
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1440:
Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press
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1501:
The first italic font surfaces
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1798:
The first version of Bodoni is released
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1800:
Sans serif fonts are introduced
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1885:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
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1926:
Gill Sans designed by Eric Gill
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1927:
Creation of Futura begins
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1957:
Helvetica is born
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1994:
Comic Sans is designed for Microsoft
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1994:
Playfair Display is released
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2011:
Roboto is added to Google Fonts
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2011:
Google commissions the creation of Open Sans
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1927:
Google releases an open source version of EB Garamond
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2014:
Josefin Sans is released
Comic Sans MS
sans-serif
Comic Sans is a sans-serif casual script typeface designed by Vincent Connare and released in 1994 by Microsoft Corporation. It is classified as a casual, non-connecting script for use in informal documents inspired by comic book lettering. The typeface's widespread use, often in situations for which it was not intended, has been criticized.