Impact Typeface and Meme Culture

The video explores the history and influence of the Impact typeface, designed by Geoffrey Lee in 1963. It discusses its design, influenced by the Swiss Style, and its journey through various companies, eventually becoming a core font in Microsoft's Windows OS. Impact's inclusion in the 1996 web font pack helped it become a staple in online forums and memes, notably with the 'I can haz cheezburger' meme. Despite the proliferation of fonts, Impact remains a key element in meme culture.

Who designed the Impact typeface and in which year?

• Max Miedinger in 1957

• John Baskerville in 1757

• Geoffrey Lee in 1963

• Claude Garamond in 1530

Which style influenced the design of the Impact typeface?

• International Typographic Style

• Art Nouveau

• Bauhaus

• Victorian

Which company first sold the Impact typeface?

• Monotype

• Stephenson Blake

• Adobe

• Linotype

How did Impact become widely available in the 1990s?

• It was used in a famous movie

• It was the default font in Microsoft Word

• It was included in the Windows Operating System

• It was featured in a popular design magazine

In what year did Microsoft choose Impact as one of the core fonts for the web?

• 2000

• 1996

• 2005

• 1990

What term was used to describe early memes that used the Impact font?

• Visual puns

• Image macros

• Digital posters

• Graphic jokes

Which meme is credited with launching the wave of modern memes?

• Doge

• I can haz cheezburger

• Success Kid

• Grumpy Cat

What visual modification did meme-generator sites add to the Impact font?

• Italic style

• Black outline on white font

• Shadow effect

• Color gradient