Oh noble sovereign, let me present unto thee: Humanist minuscule. If you never heard about it before, it’s because you’re a normal person. But you’ve been seriously missing out.
This typeface (or, as there were no typewriters yet, it is more correct to call it a “script”) was developeth to be the most readable script of the Renaissance and early Baroque era. Over this past week, I confess, I hath fallen into an obsession with it.
Grant me but a moment, and I shall reveal why it is the finest and most readable script of the olden days. And, I swear not to speak “pretend Medieval” again during the course of the story. But maybe turn on this Medieval-style Lana Del Rey playlist to get into the mood.
The battle for the “best,” “most readable” typeface is one of the most futile and complicated in the design world.
Why is the battle complicated? Text-based products, like digital media, are very eager to invent a typeface that would keep the user’s attention for as long as possible. They invest in introducing their own…
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