Typography

Type faces mentioned in Typography: 

Dec 9, 2014

12 points= 1Pica, 6 Pica= 1 inch

Never use papyrus or comic sans.

Black letter- Modeled after the handwriting of the scribes. First font ever.

Roman type- Created in 15th century

Jenson- Straight lines and regular curves.

Italics- Slanted & stylized version of roman type.

Caslon- Old style

Baskerville- Transitional

Didot-

Bodoni-

Egyptian- Slab serif.

Futura- Based on simple shapes.

Gill sans- Gentle, naturel curves.

Helvetica- ‘Worlds favorite type’