Literacy and technology are closely intertwined, and this can be visualized in the evolution of the wedding invitation. From the town crier to personal letters, from engravings to laser printed cards, the status of the families and the trends of the time are forever stamped in these ephemera.

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As you peruse the infographic, look for dark patterns - solutions to the technology of an era that have now become entrenched in wedding etiquette. Compare the typeface as technology allowed us to improve our print, and note how the commissioned hand-printed invitations from medieval times has returned as modern-day online small business products.