I don’t think anyone would agree less either. In the book, a paragraph reads “Many books define the purpose of typography as enhancing the readability of the written word but one of the designs most humane function is in actuality to help readers avoid reading” so yeah, I also believe reading is boring too. I also found out that typography was invented because designers thought reading was boring and wanted to give it a different feel. Hence the name was derived from a physical separation of the print shop. The capital letters were stored in a drawer above the minuscule letters. So basically in a traditional printing shop where they sold design materials, they had gridded cases that held fonts and spacing materials. I think the highlight for me was finding out how the name “uppercase and lowercase” came about.
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