Font History 101

It’s a fact: all graphic designers have a favorite typeface, we just can’t help but have that favorite child we go to time and time again. Designers are weird like that, we get attached to things like fonts! But in our attachment, have we ever stopped and wondered how these types got their names? We sure haven’t, so this guide from r/coolguides on Reddit was a fascinating trip down typeface history. Even Comic Sans gets a mention! Some of the historical snippets are pretty expected, but there are definitely a few unexpected ones!