Dead History

What is the Dead History Font?

Makela designed this typeface in the period during which digital processes were becoming accepted as mainstream tools for graphic and communication designers. The past, especially in typography, is often an inspiration for contemporary designers; not so for Makela, whose Dead History design signals the end of an era of traditionally produced fonts. It personifies a new attitude in type creation marked by the design of hybrid typefaces which are largely the result of the computer’s capabilities to function as the perfect assembling tool.. Started by Makela while studying in the graduate design program at Cranbrook, he began his design of Dead History by mashing together two existing digital fonts — Linotype’s Centennial and Adobe’s V.A.G. Rounded — to create something entirely new and unexpected. It went through numerous stages of assembly and disassembly before it was licensed to Emigre Fonts in early 1994. There it was finally redrawn from scratch and completed by Zuzana Licko.. In 2011 Dead History was one of 23 digital typefaces included in the permanent architecture and design collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Dead History Font Families

When you download Dead History, the family will include the following font styles:

• Dead History Roman
• Dead History Bold

Preview of the Dead History Font

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Who Designed the Dead History Font?

Dead History was designed by P. Scott Makela.

This font has 2 style(s) and was published by Emigre.

Is Dead History a Free Download?

Like all of the fonts listed here on The Font Bot, Dead History is a premium font and is not available to download for free.

Please do not try to find a free download of Dead History. If you really want this font for your new project, support the designer and the foundry and click here to purchase it officially.

I'm sure if you tried really hard, you could figure out how to download Dead History for free. You might also get a virus on your computer or get hacked as a result. Not to mention it is illegal to use Dead History if you did not pay for it.

How Much is Dead History to Buy?

If you've made it this far down the page and you are really interested to use Dead History for your new project, great!

The last time we checked the price for Dead History, it was available for as little as $39.00.