Type Anatomy 2
January 27, 2014Here are some more PDF files: Download Formal Attributes and Download Parts of letters.
Here are some more PDF files: Download Formal Attributes and Download Parts of letters.
apex: the peak of the uppercase letter A arm: a projecting horizontal stroke that is unattached on one or both ends, such as the letters T and E ascender: a stroke on a lowercase form that rises above the meanline bowl: a curved stroke enclosing the counterform of a letter. An exception would be the bottom of the lower case roman “g” which is called a loop counter: the negative space that is full or partially enclosed by a letterform crossbar: the horizontal stroke connecting two sides of a letter. (e, H, A) or bisecting the main stroke (t,f) descender: stroke on a lowercase letter that falls below the baseline ear: a small stroke the projects from the upper right side of the lowercase roman”g” hairline: the thinnest stroke within a typeface has strokes of varying weights leg: the lower diagonal stroke of the letter K link: the stroke the connects the bowl and the loop of the lowercase roman g serifs: short strokes that extent form and at an angle to the upper and lower ends of the major strokes of a letterform shoulder: a curved stroke projecting from the stem. stem: a major vertical or diagonal stroke in the letter form. … Read More
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Form development/creation for redesign Letterforms are the basic language of typography: these visual signs serve as device that help thoughts become visible. Today there is great emphasis placed upon the experimentation and exploration of typographic design. The artist/designer should become sensitive to characteristics and intricacies of letterforms design. In this problem we will look at … Read More
Over the past several years we have seen words become more physical, more embodied, more pictorial. Typography serves to attract attention, interpret content, set a mood or establish and identity for an institution. Each typeface in turn has it’s own unique texture and tone. As designers we need to examine it s inner parts … Read More
Using whatever means you have access to generate letterforms: Found in a magazine/newspaper, rubbings, use of a camera, computer generated etc. I would like you to create a typographic introduction of yourself. This pieces should include your name and something of interest you would like to mention about your self (15-30 words). This piece should be … Read More
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The outside of the process book should have your name, class and what section #. Need to be organized, clear sleeves is one way to do this but you can 3 hole punch as well. Do not stack mutipule sheets in a sleeve, 2 max. This shows the discription of the project. … Read More