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The Evolution of Typography: From Hand Lettering to Digital Type Design

Quick fact

Before Gutenberg, a single book could take a scribe months to copy by hand. Today, a digital font can contain thousands of glyphs and be adjusted for use on any screen.

Why this is interesting

You see thousands of fonts on your phone, but did you know that every modern typeface is a distant relative of a metal letter punched by hand? The way we read and write has been shaped by centuries of craft and technology.