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Typography

Typography. Type Classifications. 1. Black Letter , Manuscript, Old English 2. Roman (Old Style, Transitional, Modern) 3. Serif 4. Sans Serif 5. Slab Serif , Egyptian 6. Script , Cursive 7. Novelty , Decorative. Black Letter Also called: Manuscript or Old English

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Typography

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  1. Typography

  2. Type Classifications 1. Black Letter, Manuscript, Old English 2. Roman (Old Style, Transitional, Modern) 3. Serif 4. Sans Serif 5. Slab Serif, Egyptian 6. Script, Cursive 7. Novelty, Decorative

  3. Black Letter Also called: Manuscript or Old English Early printers emulated hand lettering of the local area.

  4. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890 Black Letter

  5. ROMAN 1469-1470: Nicolas Jensen (master engraver) developed the first Roman lowercase letters.

  6. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890 ROMAN

  7. ROMAN Oldstyle Transitional Modern

  8. KITE ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890 Serif

  9. Serif Different Types of Serifs

  10. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890 Sans Serif Sans is French for “without”

  11. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890 Slab Serif Often called Egyptian Heavy slabs for serifs

  12. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890 Script Often called Cursive

  13. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890 Novelty Often called Decorative

  14. Finding a New Font www.dafont.com

  15. Assignment Typography Poster Create a poster of your assigned letter showing the 6 major type classifications. Your poster will be created in Adobe Illustrator Size: 11” x 17” Requirements: Highlight your favorite classification by showing that letter (Capital and Lowercase) in the top square of the document (top 11”). At the bottom of the poster the list other 6 classifications. Show your letter (Capital and Lowercase) in the font of each classification. Be creative and make this poster unique. Use color! Can create images in Photoshop and place into Illustrator.

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