Chris and Matt...in case you might need any further convincing I just want to say that this is excellent, up there with the Paul Rand video a few months back....let Ricky do more of this kinda thing. His style and tone of delivery is spot on for this sort of content. Keep up the great work all!
This is excellent! This is exactly the type of content I want more of. I would love to hear a podcast that takes this direction as well, something like Snap Judgment or Radiolab meets design. Great to see you doing big things Ricky, I feel like I know you since I’ve seen you mostly behind the scenes for years. I think you guys are doing a great job of building The Futur beyond Chris. You’ve now got a stable of content creators with their own unique flair that I really enjoy watching-Matthew, Greg, Ben, and now Ricky.
Hey! Looking good, keep up the good work! Just a quick mention, if you watch the credits on lower res than full HD, you can't see the light weight of the font and so the text it's illegible.
The quality shows Ricky's improving for sure!! Loved this history lesson in typefaces!!! More like this for sure, definitely comparable to a Vox video!
I saw your comment here last year, and it motivated me to start a podcast on history's most influential type designers. I'd love to hear some of your feedback on the show! It's called "Titans of Type".
If you're looking for more content on type design, I started a podcast (Titans of Type) on the lives, careers, and minds of history's most influential type designers! Would love your feedback :)
Times New Roman is actually, notwithstanding its 'mundane' association, a really great font. If you want something that is professional and subtle, it really is the only way forward. It's no coincidence that when something as important as legislature is written in England; Times New Roman is the font of choice.
I love posters in which the use of times new roman is very blatant and painfully visible, it feels like a very bold sort of counter-movement approach to design, sort of like a design community inside joke. kinda like setting your entire portfolio site in comic sans.
Am I the only one that likes the courier typeface? People say it’s hard to read but I find it quite easy. I also like that it’s monospaced. It has a unique look to it that you don’t see with typed documents today.
Dang, I gotta work, so I'm gonna miss it live but I'll definitely rewatch it tho. I've always wondered this. Thanks for the hard work and great content (saying it ahead of time).
Hey Anthony! Your comment inspired me to start a podcast on the lives, careers, and minds of history's most influential type designers. I would love to hear your feedback. It's called "Titans of Type".
I sincerely thought this video was an excerpt from one of the vox videos. And Vox being the best educational channel with the best graphic design. I am a huge fan of Vox and this is equally intriguing. I really hope you continue making such high-quality content. The futur is NOW! :)
If you're looking for more graphic design history content, I host a podcast on history's most influential type designers (Titans of Type). I read a biography per episode and talk about what I learned. I'd love to get your feedback if that sounds interesting to you!
Hey there! I've started a podcast with more content like this. It's called "Titans of Type". If you're still interested in this content, I'd love to hear your feedback on the show!
yeah, i was wondering why this video does not look and feel like other TheFutur videos. reminded me of Vox and a huge fan of their visual styles too. and finally Ricky confirms it as well. :)
One cannot copyright a typeface, but one can copyright the name. The font used for the Times newspaper is Times, owned by Monotype. The Times New Roman was developed by Microsoft as a close copy, but avoided copyright issues, as was Arial a copy of Helvetica, (owned by Linotype).
Second comment: I live Vox videos so yes, if TheFutur wants to make MORE great, educational content...please do. As I said in my original comment, I always wondered why it's was the default and it was great finding out how. Great work to everyone at TheFutur, you guys are awesome.
I saw the thumbnail and I had a gut feeling that this is going to be like one of the Vox explained videos. Love this type of narration and storytelling!
5:18 The legendary Canon LBP-CX engine was the basis of both the original Apple LaserWriter and the first HP LaserJet. One popularized printing with quality type (and Adobe PostScript) at a price, the other popularized a slightly lesser quality of print at a much more affordable price.
I actually always liked Times New Roman. It's a no-frills font that gets the job done and, like it was said several times, it's really good for printed text. I don't use it for design work but I still like it when I need to print large amounts of information.
Great job Ricky! This explains a lot of why I always see Time New Roman in word processors. But I have to admit it is an easy to read Typeface in print. It’s also my wife’s go to Typeface lol
Nice new format guys, love your video's. Great inspiration. One thing tho, Mainz is not in between the Netherlands and begium, its a little bit more to the right and down into germany.
I'm a little late with this comment, but if you're still looking, I have a podcast on type design history (Titans of Type). I explore the lives, careers, and minds of history's most influential type designers. I'd love for you to check it out, Saadi!
Thank you for this great video! One question: Those newspaper prints by The Times shown when you were speaking about the fact,that Morison didn't like the font... weren't these shown examples some of the first that were already designed with Times New Roman? Didn't the newspaper look all crazy with ornaments and super wide rows and all that before it was redesigned with Times New Roman?
Yes so good. Love this history lesson! I just bought the Vintage Graphic Design book by Steven Heller and Louise Fill! Already going through it and hear him saying "its the accent" everywhere haha. Ricky! Would love to see a Vintage Typesetting version of this video! (maybe to pair nicely with the Vintage Photo video Matthew did!?).
Hi Carla! I'm a bit late here to the party, but if you're still interested in finding more type history content, I host a podcast on history's most influential type designers. I explore their lives, careers, and minds in each episode. It's called "Titans of Type".
Very very good presentation about this incredible Typeface!! Thanks a lot!! Now… I’ll keep looking for someone to do the same about the squares “tecno” typeface. What Olympia typewriters called “senatorial…
I really Love this video, it is filled with great information and lots of great history visuals. I only WISH I could show it to my students. I teach Graphic Design at a public school and I can not show this video to my students because of the obligatory "F-Bonb" placed in the first moments of the video. I know it's all witty and fun but does it really add to the overall presentation? I would suggest that it doesn't, and not only that but it limits your audience. I appreciate your putting this video out, I only wish I could use it in my class. If you ever do a version without the F bomb I would love to know about it. Thank You, Coach Jackson
Loved it, thank you so much. My only suggestion would be that the end credits have more contrast with the background so that they are more readable. You definitely achived that vox style, contrats!
Actually thought i was watching Vox towards the end and was thrown off when he talked about it. Great video though!
same
Vox explained set the stage for these types of info-snacks. But there’s nothing new underneath the sun. 😚
this is going to be a good one. Ricky worked on this for months!
i want chris tho
Chris and Matt...in case you might need any further convincing I just want to say that this is excellent, up there with the Paul Rand video a few months back....let Ricky do more of this kinda thing. His style and tone of delivery is spot on for this sort of content. Keep up the great work all!
Awesome video!
I really enjoy these video-documentaries.
This video was greattt
Its so well made!!! Amazingly done Ricky
This is excellent! This is exactly the type of content I want more of. I would love to hear a podcast that takes this direction as well, something like Snap Judgment or Radiolab meets design.
Great to see you doing big things Ricky, I feel like I know you since I’ve seen you mostly behind the scenes for years.
I think you guys are doing a great job of building The Futur beyond Chris. You’ve now got a stable of content creators with their own unique flair that I really enjoy watching-Matthew, Greg, Ben, and now Ricky.
wow, thanks so much for these kind words
You can see the amount of work put into this, so many graphics and old clips, and put together seamlessly. Really enjoyable, thank you Ricky!
Tight visuals, clear storyline, good explanation. Vvvvvery high quality video. Loved watching every second of it.
Anything Ricky produce is going to be lit 🔥
Can't to watch it.
that's a bold statement.
Hey! Looking good, keep up the good work!
Just a quick mention, if you watch the credits on lower res than full HD, you can't see the light weight of the font and so the text it's illegible.
The quality shows Ricky's improving for sure!! Loved this history lesson in typefaces!!! More like this for sure, definitely comparable to a Vox video!
I saw your comment here last year, and it motivated me to start a podcast on history's most influential type designers. I'd love to hear some of your feedback on the show! It's called "Titans of Type".
Definitely do more like this, please. I really enjoyed it. I think I’ll watch it twice.
too kind
If you're looking for more content on type design, I started a podcast (Titans of Type) on the lives, careers, and minds of history's most influential type designers! Would love your feedback :)
Times New Roman is actually, notwithstanding its 'mundane' association, a really great font. If you want something that is professional and subtle, it really is the only way forward. It's no coincidence that when something as important as legislature is written in England; Times New Roman is the font of choice.
Plantain or Plantin? Plantain sounds delicious. Plantin sounds like a good model for Times New Roman. Great video though!
I love posters in which the use of times new roman is very blatant and painfully visible, it feels like a very bold sort of counter-movement approach to design, sort of like a design community inside joke. kinda like setting your entire portfolio site in comic sans.
Am I the only one that likes the courier typeface? People say it’s hard to read but I find it quite easy. I also like that it’s monospaced. It has a unique look to it that you don’t see with typed documents today.
Dang, I gotta work, so I'm gonna miss it live but I'll definitely rewatch it tho. I've always wondered this.
Thanks for the hard work and great content (saying it ahead of time).
Hey Anthony! Your comment inspired me to start a podcast on the lives, careers, and minds of history's most influential type designers. I would love to hear your feedback. It's called "Titans of Type".
You should keep them coming! Chris and Matt, the kid's on to something...
I sincerely thought this video was an excerpt from one of the vox videos. And Vox being the best educational channel with the best graphic design. I am a huge fan of Vox and this is equally intriguing. I really hope you continue making such high-quality content.
The futur is NOW! :)
This video had me hooked from beginning till the end.... Informative! Also.... please bring back the logo therapy series!
Let’s see if we have any coming up.
Awesome format and great writing! Would love to see more!
More to come!
Good research behind this 9 mint video.
Thanks Futur
If you're looking for more graphic design history content, I host a podcast on history's most influential type designers (Titans of Type). I read a biography per episode and talk about what I learned. I'd love to get your feedback if that sounds interesting to you!
Loved the Vox shout out. Great video! Would love more
Please make more graphic design history videos like this !
If you're still looking for more, I host a podcast on history's most influential type designers. It's called "Titans of Type".
Nice job Rick! love the graphics and the editing. Nailed it!
🏄 my guy, thank you
hope you're doing well Aaron. Enjoying the surf/skate lifestyle?
More videos like this please
Hey there! I've started a podcast with more content like this. It's called "Titans of Type". If you're still interested in this content, I'd love to hear your feedback on the show!
yeah, i was wondering why this video does not look and feel like other TheFutur videos. reminded me of Vox and a huge fan of their visual styles too. and finally Ricky confirms it as well. :)
One cannot copyright a typeface, but one can copyright the name.
The font used for the Times newspaper is Times, owned by Monotype.
The Times New Roman was developed by Microsoft as a close copy, but avoided copyright issues, as was Arial a copy of Helvetica, (owned by Linotype).
Great job! I hope Chris and Matt let you do this more, haha
Greetings from Mainz! My city has never felt so important, but it’s a big deal here.
Thats why the moved it right to Amsterdam - check 0:40
Love this style of video
Second comment:
I live Vox videos so yes, if TheFutur wants to make MORE great, educational content...please do. As I said in my original comment, I always wondered why it's was the default and it was great finding out how.
Great work to everyone at TheFutur, you guys are awesome.
Great video and you also hate ORANGE MAN!
That's what we need in a video about Times New Roman.
It could be a Vox video without any problems!
When my friends ask me why your handwriting so good
I answer: "You know I'm more like a Times New Roman type of guy"
I saw the thumbnail and I had a gut feeling that this is going to be like one of the Vox explained videos. Love this type of narration and storytelling!
Excelente trabajo de investigación.
Great work Ricky!
You're great explainer!
Glad you think so!
Love it, great job Ricky. Vox vibe. Vox did such an amazing job of providing such a creative and compelling style.
love that channel
Great video! Please do more of those, amazing content, it is as good as the Vox ones!
5:18 The legendary Canon LBP-CX engine was the basis of both the original Apple LaserWriter and the first HP LaserJet. One popularized printing with quality type (and Adobe PostScript) at a price, the other popularized a slightly lesser quality of print at a much more affordable price.
Real nice work Rickey! More like this pls
Definitely a fan of this style. 👍
I legit clicked on this thinking it was from vox and was wondering why Ricky changed jobs 😂😂 wow!
🙊
I actually always liked Times New Roman. It's a no-frills font that gets the job done and, like it was said several times, it's really good for printed text.
I don't use it for design work but I still like it when I need to print large amounts of information.
I am currently working on a theology midterm and the professor wants us to use Times New Roman. Maybe I should use it in the presentation as well
Absolutely this kind of vedios ROCKS
Great job Ricky! This explains a lot of why I always see Time New Roman in word processors. But I have to admit it is an easy to read Typeface in print. It’s also my wife’s go to Typeface lol
Can't wait to watch this 😍
Plantin not Plantain.
Nice new format guys, love your video's. Great inspiration. One thing tho, Mainz is not in between the Netherlands and begium, its a little bit more to the right and down into germany.
My bad, old maps are hard to read when comparing to new maps
Haha that's very true
thank you so much you did a good job i like to know to history of every typography
I'm a little late with this comment, but if you're still looking, I have a podcast on type design history (Titans of Type). I explore the lives, careers, and minds of history's most influential type designers. I'd love for you to check it out, Saadi!
@@titansoftype thank you
Thank you for this great video! One question: Those newspaper prints by The Times shown when you were speaking about the fact,that Morison didn't like the font... weren't these shown examples some of the first that were already designed with Times New Roman? Didn't the newspaper look all crazy with ornaments and super wide rows and all that before it was redesigned with Times New Roman?
0:45 that's neither Mainz nor Germany
Sorry.
@@rickylucas lol
@@rickylucas I stopped at that too.. and pretty sure it's pronounced "Mines" in English. German can be difficult. :) Always learning stuff.
Lol looking at old maps and new maps apparently causes challenges
Yeah more like around Amsterdam / Rotterdam, the Netherlands hahaha
thanks for the educational video! yes more of these please
Yes so good. Love this history lesson! I just bought the Vintage Graphic Design book by Steven Heller and Louise Fill! Already going through it and hear him saying "its the accent" everywhere haha. Ricky! Would love to see a Vintage Typesetting version of this video! (maybe to pair nicely with the Vintage Photo video Matthew did!?).
Great and interesting video!
I can't see the credit names in the end on mobile phone. Too thin I think, that's all.
Anyway good info
Can't event even watch a typeface video without Trump getting a mention now haha! Great vid though!
Right?! haha
But Constantia or Minion should be the new default. Anyway, great video! Subscribed.
@rickylucas - Nice Cut G!!!
😂😂
I like this format. :)
Loved this.
Honesty love the vox format, and love it when it's about design..
Good content!
2:13 used *Plantin as a base. Plantain is a type of banana. Plantin, proper spelling can also be seen at 1:22
Thank you, Mr. Nolan, you beat me to it. Cheers!
The Vox format is awesome for this kind of videos! Keep up doing more!
I actually abhor Times New Roman. From Windows 3.1 on, I never understood it's appeal. I always much more preferred a san serif font, myself.
It’s a good typeface.
yes! more content like this please!
Hi Carla! I'm a bit late here to the party, but if you're still interested in finding more type history content, I host a podcast on history's most influential type designers. I explore their lives, careers, and minds in each episode. It's called "Titans of Type".
Whoa, this is like a ted-Ed video. Good job Ricky! 👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you
Come back and visit post covid
hey you! good to see you here.
@@rickylucas Hopefully that'll be soon
I honestly thought this was a vox video until the credits...
If you wouldn't have told at the end, I'd have believed that I have just watched a Vox video about Times New Roman font! Amazing work!!
One of the main reading fonts!
we need more videos like this!!
Cool video, and it is true I for one used to use times new roman all the time. Now, I use Ubuntu.
It is possible to import real type fonts into Ubuntu.
Awesome video!!
Very very good presentation about this incredible Typeface!! Thanks a lot!! Now… I’ll keep looking for someone to do the same about the squares “tecno” typeface. What Olympia typewriters called “senatorial…
Incredible, even a short innocuous documentary about a typeface HAD to insert some political jab. Fucking Incredible.
Fantastic!
Actually liked the format, not like it's better, but it's just an exciting mix
Thank you for the feedback
I really Love this video, it is filled with great information and lots of great history visuals. I only WISH I could show it to my students. I teach Graphic Design at a public school and I can not show this video to my students because of the obligatory "F-Bonb" placed in the first moments of the video. I know it's all witty and fun but does it really add to the overall presentation? I would suggest that it doesn't, and not only that but it limits your audience.
I appreciate your putting this video out, I only wish I could use it in my class. If you ever do a version without the F bomb I would love to know about it.
Thank You, Coach Jackson
this was very interesting, thanks.
I will watch 3 times each episode on "Graphic Design History".
Guaranteed!!!
good work. i admire vox too and i think this one is a great update from yours before... in you own style.
congrats
This is great! Love the style and animations. Looking forward to more.
Interesting!
This was great!
So fun!! Lol I watch a RUclips from The Futur every morning and it was great to get a history lesson this morning!
Well done, I really enjoyed this brief history of TNR!
Maybe the next content will be: why designer hate papyrus 😂😂
Excellent video! It's definitely not obvious to most people that the right typeface can save money
love the vox-esque format
Really great video Ricky....engaging and educative, it told the story well👍🏾👌🏽
Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
Definitely more of these kinds of videos please! Nicely done, definitely captured the Vox vibe, too.
Ricky thank you so much for making this! Im gonna watch it a lot of times, loved itttt!!! :')
Thank you
Would love to see one done about the drop cap.
Awesome more like this for sure, especially with the history included.!
BREATH OF FRESH AIR HERE.!!!!!!!
Hell yeah! More of these videos!
This comment inspired me to start a podcast on history's most influential type designers (Titans of Type). I'd love to get your feedback on it :)
Loved it, thank you so much. My only suggestion would be that the end credits have more contrast with the background so that they are more readable. You definitely achived that vox style, contrats!
Cant help but leave a comment about how I loved this video, really great
Times New Roman: is the standard.
Microsoft Word: Calibri is the default and no one can convince me otherwise.
3:16 Not because Courier is monospace? Really?
We love to see more typeface history videos.
I host a podcast on type design history (Titans of Type). I'd love to hear your feedback, Mohanad.