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When and how was the san serif fonts invented and developed?
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William Caslon IV, the English typefounder, introduced the first sans serif typestyle, Egyptian, in an 1816 specimen book.
* Sans serif did not become widely used until after World War II.
the Swiss Bauhaus school of designers got a hold of them in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ("Helvetica" is the Latin word for Switzerland), idolizing their purity and directness.
* Strokes are uniform in most san serif styles, with little or no contrast between the thick and thin strokes.
*Emphasis is almost always vertical.
*Most are geometric in their construction; some combine both organic and geometric qualities.
*Also Known As: grotesque, gothic
Examples: Arial, Helvetica, Frutiger, Futura, Trade Gothic
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William Caslon
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