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Terminology ............................................................................. II
History ..................................................................................... VII
Digital type ............................................................................. VIII
Typeface anatomy ......................................................................IX
Serifs ................................................................................... X
Proportion .........................................................................XI
Types of typefaces .................................................................... XV
Serif typefaces .........................................................................XVI
Sans serif typefaces............................................................... XVII
Display type ......................................................................... XVIII
Texts used to demonstrate typefaces........................................ XX
Terminology
In professional typography, the term typeface is not
interchangeable with the word font, which was
historically defined as a given alphabet and its
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History
Type foundries have cast fonts in lead alloys from the
1450s until the present, although wood served as the
material for some large fonts called wood type during the
19th century, particularly in the United States. In the
1890s the mechanization of typesetting allowed
automated casting of fonts on the fly as lines of type in
the size and length needed. This was known as continuous
casting, and remained profitable and widespread until its
demise in the 1970s. The first machine of this type was
the Linotype machine, invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler.
Digital type
Digital fonts store the image of each character either as
a bitmap in a bitmap font, or by mathematical description
of lines and curves in an outline font, also called a vector
font. When an outline font is used, a rasterizing routine
(in the application software, operating system or printer)
renders the character outlines, interpreting the vector
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Typeface anatomy
Typographers have developed a comprehensive vocabulary
for describing the many aspects of typefaces and
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Serifs
Typefaces can
be divided into
two main
categories:
serif and sans
serif. Serifs
comprise the
small features
at the end of
strokes within
letters. The
printing
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Proportion
A proportional typeface contains glyphs of varying
widths, while a monospaced (non-proportional or fixed-
width) typeface uses a single standard width for all
glyphs in the font.
Font metrics
See also: Typographic unit and Metric typographic units
Types of typefaces
Because an abundance of typefaces have been created
over the centuries, they are commonly categorized
according to their appearance. At the highest level (in
the context of Latin-script fonts), one can differentiate
Roman, Blackletter, and Gaelic types. Roman types are in
the most widespread use today, and are sub-classified as
serif, sans serif, ornamental, and script types.
Historically, the first European fonts were blackletter,
followed by Roman serif, then sans serif and then the
other types. The use of Gaelic faces was restricted to
the Irish language, though these form a unique if
Serif typefaces
Serif, or Roman, typefaces are named for the features
at the ends of their strokes. Times Roman and Garamond
are common examples of serif typefaces. Serif fonts are
probably the most used class in printed materials,
including most books, newspapers and magazines. Serif
fonts are often classified into three subcategories: Old
Style, Transitional, and Modern. Old Style typefaces are
influenced by early Italian lettering design.[9] Though
some argument exists as to whether Transitional fonts
exist as a discrete category among serif fonts,
Transitional fonts lie somewhere between Old Style and
Modern style typefaces. Transitional fonts exhibit a
marked increase in the variation of stroke weight and a
more horizontal serif compared to Old Style, but not as
extreme as Modern. Lastly, Modern fonts often exhibit a
bracketed serif and a substantial difference in weight
within the strokes.
Sans serif
typefaces
Sans serif (lit.
without serif)
designs
appeared
relatively
recently in
the history of
type design.
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the sans serif
font very likely stemmed from the slab serif font. The
earliest slab serif font, Antique, later renamed Egyptian,
designed in 1815 by the English typefounder Vincent
Figgins[11] was succeeded one year later by the first
sans serif font, created by William Caslon IV. The
evidence of this is clearly shown in the uniform strokes in
the letter forms. Sans serif fonts are commonly but not
exclusively used for display typography such as signage,
Display type
Display type refers to the use of type at large sizes,
perhaps 30 points or larger. Some typefaces are
considered useful solely at display sizes, and hence are
known as display faces. For typefaces used across a wide
range of sizes, in the days of metal type, each size was
cut individually, or even if pantographically scaled would
often have adjustments made to the design for larger or
smaller sizes, making a "display" face have distinct
differences.
^ Typophile.com
2Graham, Lisa. Basics of Design: Layout & Typography for Beginners. New
York: Delmar, 2002: 184. ISBN 0788813622.
^ Carroll at 169.
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