After class, 2-25

Today in class we reviewed Chapter 9, which covered the Industrial Revolution.  Many new typefaces were created because the use of advertising rocketed once the revolution began.  New companies were being made and wanted to have their own logos.  People with the best corn starch wanted their name out there.  Circuses were traveling around the world and people just wanted to be noticed.  What better to get this affect than big, bold and noticeable letter forms?  Fat faces, san serifs and Egyptian style typefaces were created during this time.  The photograph and camera were discussed, with a more in depth description of the camera obscura.  

I find it interesting that people thought the world was beautiful and such.  I guess it's different because they never saw pictures relating to the war and I have because of the day and age in which I live, but they have to have some common sense, right?  People are killing each other with rifles and bayonets, canons and fire.  What's romantic about this?  I could understand if it was honorable to go into the war because it takes a tremendous amount of courage and determination to fight, but to glorify the war in itself is just stupid.

Where did you get those old cameras?  And, to answer your question about the Freedman not being happy, is it quite possible that the photographer was white?  His name was Matthew,... not trying to be a name stereotyper, but...  A caucasian photographer would piss me off a little bit if I was an African American.