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10.22.2011
10.13.2011
FONTSY THINGS
i mean, these are not comparison to caslon, but here
OLD STYLE or "Gerald" - Starting around 1475
• crossbar of lowercase "e" is horizontal
• top serifs are roof shaped & triangular
• bottom serifs arent rounded at the bottom
1) Bembot
2) Albertina
3) Plantin
4) Sabon
5) Garamond
TRANSITIONAL - Starting around 1750
• base serifs aren't usually rounded at the bottom
• crossbar of lowercase "e" is horizontal
• "o" is not angled
1) Baskerville
2) Concorde
3) Fournier
4) Perpetua
5) Times
MODERN or "Didot" - Starting around 1775
• strong emphasis on vertical stroke
• thinner serifs
• great variance between fonts
1) Bodoni
2) Didot
3) Walbaum
4) Linotype Centennial
5) Filosofia
SLAB SERIF or "Egyptian" - Starting around 1800
• serifs are as thick as the letter
• serifs are the defining characteristic between fonts
• differences in the subdivision are most clearly visible in lowercase letters
1) Antique
2) Rockwell
3) Clarendon
4) Archer
5) Memphis
HUMANISTIC (SANS)
• no serifs
• line-widths are visually equal
• the characters have more distinctive forms than previous sans-serifs
1) Gill Sans
2) Profile
3) Frutiger
4) Myriad
5) Syntax
GROTESK (SANS)
• no serifs
• ascender height is equal to capital height
• lowercase "g" has an open curve
1) Aksidenz Grotesk
2) Helvetica
3) Univers
4) Trade Gothic
5) Gotham
GEOMETRIC (SANS)
• no serifs
• very straight lines
• perfect circles
1) Futura
2) Avant Garde
3) Eurostile
4) Avenir
5) DTL Nobel
OLD STYLE or "Gerald" - Starting around 1475
• crossbar of lowercase "e" is horizontal
• top serifs are roof shaped & triangular
• bottom serifs arent rounded at the bottom
1) Bembot
2) Albertina
3) Plantin
4) Sabon
5) Garamond
TRANSITIONAL - Starting around 1750
• base serifs aren't usually rounded at the bottom
• crossbar of lowercase "e" is horizontal
• "o" is not angled
1) Baskerville
2) Concorde
3) Fournier
4) Perpetua
5) Times
MODERN or "Didot" - Starting around 1775
• strong emphasis on vertical stroke
• thinner serifs
• great variance between fonts
1) Bodoni
2) Didot
3) Walbaum
4) Linotype Centennial
5) Filosofia
SLAB SERIF or "Egyptian" - Starting around 1800
• serifs are as thick as the letter
• serifs are the defining characteristic between fonts
• differences in the subdivision are most clearly visible in lowercase letters
1) Antique
2) Rockwell
3) Clarendon
4) Archer
5) Memphis
HUMANISTIC (SANS)
• no serifs
• line-widths are visually equal
• the characters have more distinctive forms than previous sans-serifs
1) Gill Sans
2) Profile
3) Frutiger
4) Myriad
5) Syntax
GROTESK (SANS)
• no serifs
• ascender height is equal to capital height
• lowercase "g" has an open curve
1) Aksidenz Grotesk
2) Helvetica
3) Univers
4) Trade Gothic
5) Gotham
GEOMETRIC (SANS)
• no serifs
• very straight lines
• perfect circles
1) Futura
2) Avant Garde
3) Eurostile
4) Avenir
5) DTL Nobel
10.09.2011
SEXY CASLON
font: Caslon
designer: William Caslon
Caslon is a serif font and has irregularity characteristics of Dutch Baroque types. It has become known as the first original typeface of English origin...which is super freaking nifty if you ask me. that means its the longest standing font around....so. It also was used to set both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.
So let's talk about what makes Caslon so darn interesting!
- cropped apex of A
- high, horizontal crossbar of e
- C has double serif
- italic V,W,A may appear to be falling over
- bowl curve of italic p overlaps stem
- long serifs on middle arm of E
- long arm on L
- bottom arm longer on Z
- narrow c has low stress
- large loop on k
- T has long serifs tapering out from thin arms, lower at center
10.04.2011
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