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Marcin Wichary
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Marcin Wichary

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Writing a book about the history of keyboards: http://aresluna.org/shift-happens  · Design manager @figmadesign · Typographer · Occasional speaker · He/him

San Francisco, Calif.
Joined October 2009

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    1. James Ryan‏ @xfoml 1 Sep 2017
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      note: I just found out that @WideSpacer had quietly already discovered these 1891 examples

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    2. Wide Spacer‏ @WideSpacer 1 Sep 2017
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      The second 1891 example was (according to the source) typeset, not typewritten. Graphics in typesetting is a very old tradition.

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    3. Wide Spacer‏ @WideSpacer 1 Sep 2017
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      There's this early claim at emoticons from 1881:http://gizmodo.com/the-first-emoticons-were-used-in-1881-807405171 …

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    4. Wide Spacer‏ @WideSpacer 1 Sep 2017
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      Wide Spacer Retweeted Coffee & Donatus

      And then this "tree" in typesetting in 1796:https://twitter.com/CoffeeDonatus/status/673518931387113472 …

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      Coffee & Donatus @CoffeeDonatus
      Christmas tree in a type ornament tree stand from Caleb Alexander’s Greek grammar (1796). @DesignMuseum #FontSunday pic.twitter.com/Wt185cBDGl
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    5. Wide Spacer‏ @WideSpacer 1 Sep 2017
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      But typographers always did this, and indeed it followed a tradition of manuscript writers doing the same.

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    6. Wide Spacer‏ @WideSpacer 1 Sep 2017
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      And typographers using characters to build ornamental borders was almost routine. https://books.google.com/books?id=g7dfAAAAcAAJ&dq=full%20point%20space&pg=PA204#v=onepage&q=special&f=false …

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    7. Wide Spacer‏ @WideSpacer 1 Sep 2017
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      As far as typewriters go, if I'm not mistaken, @mwichary has found examples of graphical usage of typewriters that predate what I've found.

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    8. Wide Spacer‏ @WideSpacer 1 Sep 2017
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      In particular, our search for the purpose of the tricolon key on the Remington No. 1 led him to some samples in early brochures? I think?

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    9. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 1 Sep 2017
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      Yeah, a sales catalog for Sholes & Glidden typewriter, 1875. (There a few more examples, but contact me if you want to use any of this.)pic.twitter.com/WZt5K3sGGc

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    10. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 1 Sep 2017
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      Replying to @mwichary @WideSpacer and

      (As those are not my own photos.)

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      Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 1 Sep 2017
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      Thanks for reminding, @WideSpacer – I guess I didn’t file this under “art” in my head, but what’s art, anyway.

      1:15 PM - 1 Sep 2017
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        2. Wide Spacer‏ @WideSpacer 1 Sep 2017
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          The question tends to be "when did someone first get that idea?" The answer turns out to be that people never didn't have that idea.

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        3. James Ryan‏ @xfoml 1 Sep 2017
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          well put

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