The Story of Blackletter- Animation

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  • čas přidán 11. 06. 2012
  • "I cannot read this old script!" Well, truly this script is old but be honest -- have you ever tried to read a text set in blackletter? This project explains the story of blackletter -- it's origin, development and why we certainly stopped using blackletter as an everyday typeface. You will see, blackletter is a beautiful part of typography and history. An artwork in itself with high practicality.
    Like my video? See more worksamples on my website: www.nadineresch.com
    The story of blackletter is one of my final major project in graphic arts at Bucks New University 2012. PLEASE NOTE: This is a student project and I used commercial music.
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Komentáře • 54

  • @NonSequitur404
    @NonSequitur404 Před 5 lety +13

    Thank you for this excellently made and informative animation! I love the runway show in the middle where we see all the Blackletter variants strut their stuff!

  • @doubleexposure8486
    @doubleexposure8486 Před 3 lety +6

    Thanks! I'm working on blackletter calligraphy and was intrigued by the history. This is so informative and well-made.

  • @Chisumpa
    @Chisumpa Před 6 lety +4

    What an amazing video. I wish you made more of these.... so informative and especially so to amateur calligraphers!

  • @judihopewell2499
    @judihopewell2499 Před rokem

    What an excellent overview. As a calligrapher in the monastic traditions as a child i was taught that the battle over the letters was based on protestant vs. Catholic…..the catholics saying, of course, that the blackletter was dark and of the devil, and therefore moved away into the ‘light’ and hence lighter Italic hands developed. I am happy now to use all of the hands, each lovely in their own way.

  • @n3v3rsvff3r2
    @n3v3rsvff3r2 Před 9 měsíci

    I can’t be the only one who recognized Fade to Black during the fashion show. Well played.

  • @nakedpnkmolerat
    @nakedpnkmolerat Před 9 lety +7

    Thanks a lot for making this. Well done, very interesting, beautiful.

  • @narayana8249
    @narayana8249 Před 6 lety +2

    You NEED more subs. This was a work of art.

  • @Shiraz687
    @Shiraz687 Před 7 lety +11

    Thanks i have just started calligraphy and i love Gothic.

  • @DistilledStills
    @DistilledStills Před 7 lety +5

    wonderful detailed animation and great story telling!

  • @smugmedievalman6909
    @smugmedievalman6909 Před 2 lety +1

    I myself like to write blackletter much more than modern manuscript; breaking things up into short straight lines makes writing much easier than all those articulated circles.

  • @xxSnowFlakes
    @xxSnowFlakes Před 11 lety +3

    This is really great!
    Helps me a lot for my report about the history of Blackletter

  • @strachinariuciprian9721
    @strachinariuciprian9721 Před 8 lety +3

    Beautiful, you have my admiration.

  • @ShepotVechnyh
    @ShepotVechnyh Před 2 lety

    Great music choice! Apocalyptica, Rammstein, Motorhead - love it!

  • @ericstorm4613
    @ericstorm4613 Před 8 lety +1

    Absolutely fabulous video.

  • @BluJean55
    @BluJean55 Před 4 lety +1

    Loved the stage and the applause 😂 👏. Well done!

  • @johnpaulirvine5845
    @johnpaulirvine5845 Před rokem

    Excellent documentary - well done and thank you!

  • @leenmafea7908
    @leenmafea7908 Před 3 lety

    Love History of Typography. From Dr Leen Mafea Malaysia

  • @ReallyGoodBadBoy
    @ReallyGoodBadBoy Před rokem

    This is an awesome video! I hope this creator went on to make more videos. I love the style and theme.

  • @graemezirk4024
    @graemezirk4024 Před 10 lety +1

    Fantastic stuff!

  • @andrewk.3902
    @andrewk.3902 Před 2 lety

    Excellent video. Great facts of history

  • @29..47
    @29..47 Před měsícem

    Awesome video. Great

  • @3llevate
    @3llevate Před 2 lety

    Amazing animation design

  • @margotobin9126
    @margotobin9126 Před 8 lety +1

    Enjoyed this video. Very informative.

  • @louixlimited222
    @louixlimited222 Před 2 lety

    Amazing video!

  • @jacqXstudio
    @jacqXstudio Před 4 lety +2

    Very well done! it looks professionally made :)

  • @doradopost
    @doradopost Před 5 lety

    Great stuff. Keep up the good work.

  • @thepuritans2010
    @thepuritans2010 Před 10 lety +1

    Great Job!

  • @JaneHalliwellGreen
    @JaneHalliwellGreen Před 8 lety +1

    A great Video!

  • @aleksgq
    @aleksgq Před 3 lety

    Nice and informative video. Thanks a lot!!!

  • @hoasjhdfiadsf
    @hoasjhdfiadsf Před 10 lety +1

    awesome~!

  • @pazio5122
    @pazio5122 Před 7 lety +1

    Nice Work.

  • @kellyquigley7613
    @kellyquigley7613 Před 10 lety +3

    Nice! I love blackletter

  • @robertblackwellsr1525
    @robertblackwellsr1525 Před 7 lety +1

    It's been years since I've done calligraphy. Now I have to practice Caps,

  • @2HHB
    @2HHB Před rokem

    very well done

  • @DrNanite
    @DrNanite Před 4 měsíci

    Romania has it's own version of this but its based on the old church slavanic stylized fonts of the middle ages

  • @Kaiza1405
    @Kaiza1405 Před 2 lety

    Dankeschön!

  • @PollyPoly
    @PollyPoly Před 2 lety

    how fancinating

  • @Ahmetyalcinsanat
    @Ahmetyalcinsanat Před 2 lety

    Harika bir animasyon ve harika bir hikaye. 👏👏💓👏

  • @pennink2121
    @pennink2121 Před 7 lety

    you need to make more videos like this YOU NEED TO. Ps. Make some calligraphy script videos pls

  • @judihopewell7148
    @judihopewell7148 Před 6 lety

    So very helpful for teaching clligraphy and getting the background. Thank. Are there more ?

  • @Mistran5lation
    @Mistran5lation Před 10 lety +1

    Was that the intro from Liebe Ist Für Alle Da in the background there?

  • @tylersmith3139
    @tylersmith3139 Před 5 měsíci

    Great video, but runes are not an older cousin of the Latin Alphabet. They descend from the Old Italic Script which is the earliest version of the Latin Alphabet we know. The Old Italic Script was created initially by the Etruscans who copied Western Variants of the Greek Alphabet used at the time. The Italic speaking groups of the Italian peninsula like the Oscan, Umbrans and Romans then borrowing their writing and it eventually evolved further into Square Capitals, but still the appearance of Northern European runes is hundreds of years after Latin was being written in this script.
    Also, Antiqua is pronounced "Anti-kwa" and it is the word for "old" or "ancient"(due to the humanist belief that the Carolingian minuscule/uncial script they saw was actually Roman handwriting).

  • @PazioArts
    @PazioArts Před 8 lety +1

    nice video

  • @HexxInkworks
    @HexxInkworks Před 4 lety

    Hello, I was wondering if you still used this channel as I have a few questions, thanks.

  • @schiarazula
    @schiarazula Před 3 lety

    Swedish used Fraktur until the 1870s, and Norwegian and Danish until the early 20th century.

  • @garrettpounds
    @garrettpounds Před 11 lety +2

    Fade to Black .-.

  • @SavageOra
    @SavageOra Před rokem

    Budding font nerd here :)

  • @TheRealHeminor
    @TheRealHeminor Před 3 lety

    Fokkin' noice

  • @ponfed
    @ponfed Před 2 lety

    I don't know that blackletter is more convenient for Romance languages like french... we don't have these ligatures and need for stuff like that. Then again... who says every language needs to use the same typography all the time....

  • @ryushogun9890
    @ryushogun9890 Před 2 lety

    How about explaining how stupid is the reason they don't use it anymore in Germany?