Font History
Justin Davis
Times New Roman
Font Family: Times new roman(serif)
Characteristics: serif font. based off of the plantain typeface in 1913
Original use for font: times new roman gets it's name for the Times of London, the British newspaper.
Current use for font: Times New roman is typically used for the body of a document
Name of the Font: Calibri
Font Family: Calibri (San Serif)
Characteristics: San Serif
Original use: It was used to prove the strengths of the company's cleartype technology.
Current use: it is the default font in most programs
Name of font: Arial
Font Family: Arial
Characteristics: san serif. fuller and softer curves. versatile family of typeface.
Original use: this typeface was originally used for display and advertisement
current use: display and advertisement