Overview: Have you ever wondered where and how typography got started? For this assignment, you will write a short paper regarding the evolution of typography. Researching the following time periods in history as they relate to typography:
Medieval Age
Renaissance
Age of Enlightenment
Modern Era
Information Revolution
Digital Age
Prompt: Write a two-part short paper.
For the first part of your short paper, use a minimum of three resources to address the following (use examples and provide details):
Where did typography come from and how has it evolved over the centuries?
Describe how the forms of communication/typography were unique.
Explain how typography was used to advance communication.
For the second part of your short paper assignment, be sure to provide details and examples as you answer the following questions:
How has the role of typography in design changed over the last decade?
Where do you see it going in the future?
Guidelines for Submission: Your two-part short paper must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New
Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.
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