Times New Roman— Graphic Design History 101

How did Times New Roman become the default typeface we all use? Born out of anger, selected for its economics, and adopted because of its accessibility. In this video, we dive into the history of the Times New Roman typeface, how it came to be, and why is it such a staple from congress to college.

00:00 - Intro
00:29 - The History of Times New Roman
01:25 - Why Times New Roman was Designed: Legibility
04:35 - Cost: The reason why Times New Roman became Popular
06:10 - Times New Roman Became the Default because of Availability
08:38 - Credits

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[thefutur]

this is going to be a good one. Ricky worked on this for months!

[AimingBadger]

Actually thought i was watching Vox towards the end and was thrown off when he talked about it. Great video though!

[gabrielcameron]

This is excellent! This is exactly the type of content I want more of. I would love to hear a podcast that takes this direction as well, something like Snap Judgment or Radiolab meets design.

Great to see you doing big things Ricky, I feel like I know you since I’ve seen you mostly behind the scenes for years.

I think you guys are doing a great job of building The Futur beyond Chris. You’ve now got a stable of content creators with their own unique flair that I really enjoy watching—Matthew, Greg, Ben, and now Ricky.

[ashutoshthite]

If you wouldn't have told at the end, I'd have believed that I have just watched a Vox video about Times New Roman font! Amazing work!!

[jc-xz]

Tight visuals, clear storyline, good explanation. Vvvvvery high quality video. Loved watching every second of it.

[karidyas]

You can see the amount of work put into this, so many graphics and old clips, and put together seamlessly. Really enjoyable, thank you Ricky!

[valmarsiglia]

I was a freshman in college in 1987 and I had one of the earliest Macs. I was so blown away by seeing my words on a page in TNR looking like they were printed in a book. It seems so trivial now, but it was a big leap forward.

[jayshreesridhar]

I saw the thumbnail and I had a gut feeling that this is going to be like one of the Vox explained videos. Love this type of narration and storytelling!

[chadwickcameron]

Plantain or Plantin? Plantain sounds delicious. Plantin sounds like a good model for Times New Roman. Great video though!

[jaysethi]

I love posters in which the use of times new roman is very blatant and painfully visible, it feels like a very bold sort of counter-movement approach to design, sort of like a design community inside joke. kinda like setting your entire portfolio site in comic sans.

[AlexPresa]

The quality shows Ricky's improving for sure!! Loved this history lesson in typefaces!!! More like this for sure, definitely comparable to a Vox video!

[ab]

love this video! the way information was presented, narrated, flowed and everything, it's was really engaging! I was even folding my laundry while listening yet it still was able to catch my attention till the end of the video

[bridge_studio]

Ricky is fantastic in front of camera, really natural. Love the VOX style format.

[gaurisam]

I sincerely thought this video was an excerpt from one of the vox videos. And Vox being the best educational channel with the best graphic design. I am a huge fan of Vox and this is equally intriguing. I really hope you continue making such high-quality content.
The futur is NOW! :)

[nicolasmarquez]

The Vox format is awesome for this kind of videos! Keep up doing more!

[limdog]

The effort gone into the edit of this video is incredible. Thank you!!!

[cferracini]

I actually always liked Times New Roman. It's a no-frills font that gets the job done and, like it was said several times, it's really good for printed text.
I don't use it for design work but I still like it when I need to print large amounts of information.

[hhh-yuxb]

Great work Ricky!
You're great explainer!

[ahmedshukrah]

Anything Ricky produce is going to be lit 🔥
Can't to watch it.

[stellendesign]

So fun!! Lol I watch a YouTube from The Futur every morning and it was great to get a history lesson this morning!