Lorem Ipsum: The Journey of a Timeless Placeholder
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The Origin of Lorem Ipsum
Lorem ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s. It has its roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source.
Key Points About Lorem Ipsum
- It is a long-established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout.
- Many desktop publishing packages and web page editors now use Lorem Ipsum as their default model text.
- The passage experienced a resurgence in popularity during the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages.
- More recently, it has been popularized with desktop publishing software like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem Ipsum.
Why Use Lorem Ipsum?
It is a long-established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using ‘Content here, content here’, making it look like readable English. Many desktop publishing packages and web page editors now use Lorem Ipsum as their default model text.
Benefits of Lorem Ipsum
- Provides a text that doesn’t draw attention, allowing designers to focus on layout.
- Helps assess the visual impact of different font sizes and types.
- Offers a generic baseline for text placement without relying on meaningful content.
Conclusion
Lorem Ipsum remains a vital tool in the design and publishing industries, offering a consistent and non-intrusive placeholder for text. Its rich history and continued use make it a cornerstone in creating visually appealing layouts without the distraction of actual content.
