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Letter History Poster Series
A mockup of a set of three typographic posters, each detailing the history of the letter Y; one emphasizes the letter, one emphasizes the header, and one emphasizes the body copy. Image by lcd2020 on Freepik
The letter history series not only teaches the origins of the letter Y but does so while emphasizing a different element on each poster. One poster each uses hierarchy to emphasize the letter, the headline, and the body copy, respectively. Yellow was chosen as the color used not only because of its use of the letter Y but also due to its association with freshness and enlightenment, an appropriate association for a letter with such a long and interconnected history as the letter Y.
Noto Sans was chosen for its simple yet distinct letter forms; particularly given the subject matter of the alphabet, it is important that letters be distinct enough from each other, especially in the case of the letter Y and its many relatives. For instance, many sans serif typefaces forgo bars on the top and bottom of the capital letter I, but Noto Sans still includes these bars, which helps to keep its form distinct from the lowercase letter L, the number one, and other similarly-shaped glyphs.