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Tobias Frere-Jones:
The sort of classical modernist line on how aware a reader should be of a typeface is that they shouldn't be aware of it at all. It should be this crystal goblet there to just hold and display and organize the information. But I don't think it's really quite as simple as that. I think even if they're not consciously aware of the typeface they're reading, they'll certainly be affected by it, the same way that an actor that's miscast in a role will affect someone's experience of a movie or play that they're watching. They'll still follow the plot, but, you know, be convinced or affected. I think typography is similar to that, where a designer choosing typefaces is essentially a casting director.


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The sort of classical modernist line on
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how aware a reader should be of a typeface
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is that they shouldn't be aware of it at all
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lt should be this crystal goblet
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there to just hold and display and organize
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the information But l don't think it's really quite as simple as that
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l think even if they're not consciously
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aware of the typeface they're reading they'll certainly be affected by it
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The same way that an actor that's miscast in a role will affect someone's experience
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of a movie or play that they're watching They'll still follow the plot
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but you know be less convinced or excited or affected
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l think that typography is similar to that
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where the designer choosing typefaces is essentially a casting director

Clip duration: 56 seconds
Views: 101
Timestamp in movie: 00h 31m 23s
Uploaded: 23 November, 2022
Genres: documentary
Summary: A documentary about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture.


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