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The invention of the letter press not only allowed for mass production, but it created an opening of common position that was once held by talented scribes. As more people became trained in this practice, a typographic revolution emerged allowing for creative customization of glyph size, shape, kerning, leading and position. The invention of the letter press not only allowed for mass production, but it created an opening of common position that was once held by talented scribes. As more people became trained in this practice, a typographic revolution emerged allowing for creative customization of glyph size,  font families, styles, kerning, leading, and position.    In addition to individual letter stylization, specified page layouts were produced using standardized templates. Margins, Titles, Headings, and Paragraphs became measurable. Today, templates are ubiquitous. We use templates in word processing, web design, information architecture, and documentation.

A revolution has begun

Who would have thought a global revolution was about to begin in a small German city called Mainz in the year 1440? It was here a goldsmith by the name of Johannes Gutenberg was the first to invent one of the most important industrial machines of the modern period. Such a device would lead to the Printing Revolution. This device was the printing press. Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press used a process of movable type consisting of individual casted types (letters) arranged in type-cases. These type-cases were inked and used to stamp paper. This process was the birth of modern day typography and mass printing production. It allowed for replication and standardization.

Template

The invention of the letter press not only allowed for mass production, but it created an opening of common position that was once held by talented scribes. As more people became trained in this practice, a typographic revolution emerged allowing for creative customization of glyph size, font families, styles, kerning, leading, and position.

In addition to individual letter stylization, specified page layouts were produced using standardized templates. Margins, Titles, Headings, and Paragraphs became measurable. Today, templates are ubiquitous. We use templates in word processing, web design, information architecture, and documentation.

Wrapper as a concept, is key to the intro for this section. There's a template that exists, with menu indicators, annunciator rows, titles, etc. They all have their place, and you should only eliminate them under certain conditions. Generally, I think you at least allow access to, say, the annunciator row (or equivalent) so you can always find out alerts, status, battery, signal, etc. if you need. Why be surprised when in camera mode, for example?

Patterns

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