I teach typography and this video is straight to the point and very useful. I spend two weeks talking about History of Type and then I show your 5 minute video to my students and they say "Oh, I get it now." Thanks.
The animation is so smooth for a stop motion film! It's probably due to the smooth sound effects that match the video nicely, giving the illusion of smoothness. What an excellent piece!
You may have put lots of work into that, but it was 100% worth it. This video will still be played in decades to come to give people a good overview about the classic typefaces. Thank you!
@@aashita224 Ben should be getting paid for it, that's a bit frustrating to hand off the information to a screen whilst the teacher is actively just letting someone else inform the class. hm. My college teachers did this and i'd complain. The video itself is great, but give it as background research for personal time outside of class to look up - but teach the class don't chuck a video on and sit down.
@@nataliabennett8157 That's true, they should teach rather than someone else doing it for them. But also I would say we get a break from the normal teaching. But maybe they can use video examples rather than just someone doing to explaining. We can't really complain anywhere so stuck with what we get. lol
And finally, Beth Mickley created Emotifont, where emotions are incorporated into the fonts giving a clear visual of the intent behind the message! It is revolutionizing the texting industry!
Why are there so many graphic designers that seem so astonished by the content of this video? Man, you should know this stuff. You should be going through the story like "aha", "yep, that's true", "ooh I had forgotten about that". Good narration btw.
Very nice! I was a typesetter at the beginning of my career. Now I run into folks who can't imagine what that is! Thanks for passing on the history, and the reasons that each style gets designed and used. So often I see graphic design with so many fonts it looks like a ransom note. It's good to remember "type is meant to be read", and that good design is invisible, because it doesn't get in the way of the message. Really fun presentation!
this was amazing and so damn helpful for my quiz later today :) Thank you! I appreciate the obvious hard work that went into this video. And I will be recommending it to fellow students and my instructors.
Hmm. Roman seems to be to typography what skeuomorphism is to user interface. In the same way, Futura seems to be to typography what "Metro", "Flat", and "Material Design" is to user interface.
Thankyou very much for this splendid film. I came here, my curiosity awakened, after marveling at all the typefaces on a poster for Black Metal festival here in Sweden.
Extremely well done. I'm a teacher and have been looking for a video to help explain the importance of font. This video has somehow eluded me until now. I'm so glad to have found it. Great work!
This is great... but you left out the era of typewriters, and also typesetting metal type, and then photo type. Everyone knows metal type and linotype, but many don't know about photo typesetting and how it was a precursor to both laser printing and desktop publishing. The first computerized typesetting wasn't done on graphics terminals. It was done by computer-controlled photo-typesetters that would use fonts that were on rolls of film.
+John Kawakami Hi Jhon, I am so in love by the depth of your comment. Could you please tell me about books of the history of computerized typesetting in the first years? Thanks. This subject causes me SO MUCH curiosity!
I don't think they are astonished at the content but they are happy because it is a well made video that condenses a lot of important information in a short time. As a design teacher, I am showing this to my class ASAP.
This is one of the most beautiful RUclips videos that I've ever seen. It all looks so effortless and it flows so well and I can't imagine the effort that went into the production of this video.
Amazing video. On a different note, i know this video is posted long before Joe Goldberg, but the resemblance of the voice and narration is mindblowing
This video was fun and informative with a spot of quirky humor - there is potential here for a series of videos on the all the other principles of design. I'd watch that!
As a graphic designer I find this fascinating. I didn't know about the different names for the kinds of serif fonts. You've done an amazing job on this. Thanks!
If you're still into typography, I have a podcast on the lives, careers, and minds of history's most influential type designers :) Would love to have you check it out!
It's a great video for students and a really nice way to talk about history of typography. I'm talking about guys who declare themselves as rightful professionals in the design matter that have never gone through this topic, based on what I read on the comments.
THANKS! we were talking about this in my Illustrator class! This made me understand it better. Easy and effective.
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Maybe, I really think everything is relative, we designers and typographers are very used to polarize our opinions. Some people say that the humanist sans is the new serif, for example. I personally think that what makes a typeface terrible on screen is the spacing. Serifs provide a lot of resources for fast recognition, and sans serifs (with poor spacing) are terrible for online reading. I think there many nuances to be considered.
Wow! Probably the best stop motion I never seen! You are a Boss and the subject you talk about is very interesting and very helpful to understand what typo means. Thank you!
Love this. Oh, and side note...the "dud" actually may be easier for people with dyslexia to read. It's a dud now, but Comic Sans was really popular once, and if it is proven by more than anecdote to be dyslexia friendly, I'm hoping will be popular again (cause, making things easier to read is always a plus).
I thought that all of the forms of writing were created when we invented computers. Your artistic ability to show this subject in a fun way captivated me for many other reasons also. I now am going to love choosing different typography fonts for my papers I will write this year.
Your stop motion skills have left me speechless.
I teach typography and this video is straight to the point and very useful. I spend two weeks talking about History of Type and then I show your 5 minute video to my students and they say "Oh, I get it now." Thanks.
The animation is so smooth for a stop motion film! It's probably due to the smooth sound effects that match the video nicely, giving the illusion of smoothness. What an excellent piece!
The first printing press was made in 1041 by Bi Sheng.
He weeps a single tear whenever you think that all typography is western-European.
Ah, the amount of effort poured into it truly shows how lovely the final product is. Simple, effective and very attention keeping. Awesome job!
Years after years, this is still my favourite video on youtube
You may have put lots of work into that, but it was 100% worth it.
This video will still be played in decades to come to give people a good overview about the classic typefaces.
Thank you!
Thanks so much, Johanna. Much appreciated!
@@benbf Dude! Its one of mankinds best known explanatory journey to typefaces. My whole class watched it on our introduction! I aspire to be like you
This is AWESOME, thanks for making this, I'm going to share the crap out of it!
This was so amazing! My university class is using this as a reference to one of our lessons :) thanks so much for such a fun and informative piece!
even our college uses it for in-class teaching and references
@@aashita224 Ben should be getting paid for it, that's a bit frustrating to hand off the information to a screen whilst the teacher is actively just letting someone else inform the class. hm. My college teachers did this and i'd complain. The video itself is great, but give it as background research for personal time outside of class to look up - but teach the class don't chuck a video on and sit down.
@@nataliabennett8157 That's true, they should teach rather than someone else doing it for them. But also I would say we get a break from the normal teaching. But maybe they can use video examples rather than just someone doing to explaining. We can't really complain anywhere so stuck with what we get. lol
same
@@aashita224 he does also get payed by youtube
wow this animation gives cool colors
And finally, Beth Mickley created Emotifont, where emotions are incorporated into the fonts giving a clear visual of the intent behind the message! It is revolutionizing the texting industry!
Awesome video, great for me to refresh the history. Beautiful stop motion also!
Agreed! If you're looking to dive even deeper, I have a podcast on the type design history.
I am in awe of detail you kept in cutting out all those letters! What a great video! Thank you for all your hard work!
Brilliantly informative and beautifully executed 😊
"I like big fonts, of that I cannot lie. When see a skinny font it tends to hurt my eye" by Sir Write A Lot
Still awe inspiring after 8 years!
One of the most beautiful videos I've ever seen! Thank you so much.
So much effort and the result is just perfect. Thank you
Wow!! That's stunning!! Great video & great story!!! and damn 140 hours!!! Amazing!! How much would you charge for a project like this?
Why are there so many graphic designers that seem so astonished by the content of this video? Man, you should know this stuff. You should be going through the story like "aha", "yep, that's true", "ooh I had forgotten about that".
Good narration btw.
This stop frame actually captures my students attention. And...they get it! Great work. Typography comes to life!
Interesting stop motion to learn type and its history, thanks!
I'm a little late to the party, but if you're interested in diving deeper, I have a podcast on type design history :)
Very useful, finally I can pass my exam today.
This animation is magic!!!
this was amazing, the amount of effort that went into this!
Typography snobs hate Comic Sans, but to be fair it has been overly misused. It just needs to be used correctly.
Excellent video on typography - best Ive seen fun and interesting to watch - thanks
What a fun way to learn about fonts, and the history helps explain what is really quite confusing to those who are living & breathing graphic design
The thumbs-downs are from Comic Sans users...
So beautifully well explained made👌
Wow! That video must have taken YEARS to make! Its amazing!
I liked this very much
He has put a lot of effort in making this video .
Absolutely amazing
Very nice! I was a typesetter at the beginning of my career. Now I run into folks who can't imagine what that is! Thanks for passing on the history, and the reasons that each style gets designed and used. So often I see graphic design with so many fonts it looks like a ransom note. It's good to remember "type is meant to be read", and that good design is invisible, because it doesn't get in the way of the message. Really fun presentation!
this was amazing and so damn helpful for my quiz later today :) Thank you! I appreciate the obvious hard work that went into this video. And I will be recommending it to fellow students and my instructors.
Amazing video!! Super informative, beautifully created and entertaining - fabulous job - thank you!!
Thanks for the video! Really educational and entertaining.
Everything from design, cutouts, to the voice over is perfect.
Splendid!
that was beautiful
Wow that's a really impressive video, great content and great form. All the information i wanted, shown in a fun and clear way!
Thanks! This really helped with my graphics homework :)
What a video! This video must have taken so many hours . Great work!
Hmm. Roman seems to be to typography what skeuomorphism is to user interface.
In the same way, Futura seems to be to typography what "Metro", "Flat", and "Material Design" is to user interface.
Futura and Helvetica are (Early) Flat.
Century Gothic is (Late) Flat.
Roboto is Metro.
Product Sans is Material.
just did a presentation about TYPO and I must say that your film is amazing
it is simple and clear.
Dang dude that's a lot of hours! What editing software did you use to put it all together?
I used Final Cut Pro X, and yep, it sure was a lot of hours!
Nice! I need to learn that program.
Well your video looks great!
Ben Barrett-Forrest It's an stop motion video.
+Ben Barrett-Forrest TOTALLY WOTH IT. and thank you!
+Ben Barrett-Forrest OMG that is amazing!!!
Thank you for breaking all that terminology down! Helpful *and* beautiful
days of reading books condensed in to 5.0 minutes
I love typography, I love stop motion and I love things that are properly explained so,
*I LOVE THIS* (:
the exacto work in this tho.
Thankyou very much for this splendid film. I came here, my curiosity awakened, after marveling at all the typefaces on a poster for Black Metal festival here in Sweden.
My personal favourite is Agency FB. No reason. I just like it. That's it.
I also enjoy Agency, I feel its letters being closer really adds to it. My favorite is a font called "Dark Ages" that I found while surfing dafont.com
HatchetHaro ok bye now
My favourite is Andalus. It has this elegant, fantasy-ish appearance while still being very well legible.
Beautiful stop-frame. Thanks for taking the time to do this sir!
4:43 *Do you wanna have a bad time?
Extremely well done. I'm a teacher and have been looking for a video to help explain the importance of font. This video has somehow eluded me until now. I'm so glad to have found it. Great work!
This is great... but you left out the era of typewriters, and also typesetting metal type, and then photo type. Everyone knows metal type and linotype, but many don't know about photo typesetting and how it was a precursor to both laser printing and desktop publishing. The first computerized typesetting wasn't done on graphics terminals. It was done by computer-controlled photo-typesetters that would use fonts that were on rolls of film.
this is great
+John Kawakami Hi Jhon, I am so in love by the depth of your comment. Could you please tell me about books of the history of computerized typesetting in the first years? Thanks. This subject causes me SO MUCH curiosity!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAT_%28phototypesetter%29
John Kawakami he worked hard in this he probs didn't have enough time
I don't think they are astonished at the content but they are happy because it is a well made video that condenses a lot of important information in a short time. As a design teacher, I am showing this to my class ASAP.
What a great informational video - thank you for posting!
This is one of the most beautiful RUclips videos that I've ever seen. It all looks so effortless and it flows so well and I can't imagine the effort that went into the production of this video.
its so thin that i liked it so much
awesome job man. can tell so much work was involved
I do totally agree that it's an excellent video to share in academic context and should be shared ASAP in every graphic design career classroom.
This video is so cool! Bravo!!
This is one of the greatest videos I've ever seen.
Thank you - so wonderful! Leaves me with a smile on my face...
This video made today feel a bit more worthwhile.
Amazing video. On a different note, i know this video is posted long before Joe Goldberg, but the resemblance of the voice and narration is mindblowing
Thank you very much, Ben. It is a wonderful start to teaching typography to students.
I can't believe you just explained what took me about 6 years to learn in about 5 minutes. Well done. Liked and shared!
Watched this on school. Amazing work. Absolutely epic
Great video, thanks. Helps to understand fonts we use every day and to think about style consistency.
Beautiful. Well done. This video made the Internet better.
This video was fun and informative with a spot of quirky humor - there is potential here for a series of videos on the all the other principles of design. I'd watch that!
That is a lot of letters you got there. Much respect for cutting those out.
As acalligrapher this is so helpful to explain the influence of one on the other calligraphy and type development. Thanks
Well done...a fine script...clear and concise...
As a graphic designer I find this fascinating. I didn't know about the different names for the kinds of serif fonts. You've done an amazing job on this. Thanks!
I have a typography exam in 3 hours or so and this has been most entertaining as well as informative. Thank you!❤
If you're still into typography, I have a podcast on the lives, careers, and minds of history's most influential type designers :) Would love to have you check it out!
I'd love to watch this animation forever.
This is a brilliant film Sire. Hats off.
i'm watching this in 2021 for online classes and it feels weird looking at these old comments.
and now i see your comment in 24' and yours feel old. almost 25' tho
Creative/smooth transitions. Easy-to-digest narrative and definitions of typographic styles. Thank you!
This video is pure art.
That was absolutely phenomenal! Awesome job!
came here for typography,
stayed here for stopmotion
Same! If you're still into type, you should join me on my podcast, Titans of Type :)
It's a great video for students and a really nice way to talk about history of typography. I'm talking about guys who declare themselves as rightful professionals in the design matter that have never gone through this topic, based on what I read on the comments.
love it! Great typography video!
best video about fonts so far!! Thank you!
I love this! Showing my students!
Did anyone else watch this because of how satisfying it looks instead of wanting to learn the history of typography?
Yes! So well done. I am also very interested in type design history :)
THANKS! we were talking about this in my Illustrator class! This made me understand it better. Easy and effective.
Maybe, I really think everything is relative, we designers and typographers are very used to polarize our opinions. Some people say that the humanist sans is the new serif, for example. I personally think that what makes a typeface terrible on screen is the spacing. Serifs provide a lot of resources for fast recognition, and sans serifs (with poor spacing) are terrible for online reading. I think there many nuances to be considered.
Wow! Probably the best stop motion I never seen! You are a Boss and the subject you talk about is very interesting and very helpful to understand what typo means. Thank you!
This one was incredibly good fun! I love it! Being a designer working with type everyday I always enjoy entertaining stuff on typography..
The hard work done for this amazing stop-motion is really visible to the audience. Really brilliant job.
Love this. Oh, and side note...the "dud" actually may be easier for people with dyslexia to read. It's a dud now, but Comic Sans was really popular once, and if it is proven by more than anecdote to be dyslexia friendly, I'm hoping will be popular again (cause, making things easier to read is always a plus).
I thought that all of the forms of writing were created when we invented computers. Your artistic ability to show this subject in a fun way captivated me for many other reasons also. I now am going to love choosing different typography fonts for my papers I will write this year.
That was fabulous, Ben - really well done and informative. Kudos!
I have to say "Wow", so inspirational. Thanks for your sharing!
who knew font had a history! you learn something new everyday.
This is so cool! I loved the D rolling to its side lol. And the commas taking a dive like dolphins.