This Gorgeous Game Teaches You the History of Typography | Gizmodo


Do you like type? Did you go see the movie Helvetica and break out in tears of joyful satisfaction at the end credits? Do you have a graphic designer cousin who taught you what sans serif meant, and did you think it was fascinating? You’re going love Type:Rider.

This new game for iOS and Android takes the history of typography and transforms it into a beautifully mesmerizing game.

Then there’s the typography. For each asterisk you collect, you unlock a piece of the history of typography from cave paintings to Comic Sans. Each level represents a different period in human history starting with “Origins” followed by “Gothic” which jumps in around Gutenberg’s time.

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Type:Rider – TRAILER – EN from Cosmografik on Vimeo.

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