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Font / TypefaceFont / Typeface
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Font or TypefaceFont or Typeface
Typeface (letters & numerals with unique design)Typeface (letters & numerals with unique design) E.g., Ariel, Helvetica, Time New Roam, CourierE.g., Ariel, Helvetica, Time New Roam, Courier
Font (style)Font (style) E.g., Roman, regular boldface, italicE.g., Roman, regular boldface, italic
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Typeface CategoriesTypeface Categories
SerifSerif
Sans SerifSans Serif
Helvetica
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Typeface CategoriesTypeface Categories Proportionally SpacedProportionally Spaced MonospacedMonospaced
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Technological InfluenceTechnological Influence
Medieval: Hand scripting by scribesMedieval: Hand scripting by scribes Gutenberg: Printing Press (1450-1480)Gutenberg: Printing Press (1450-1480) Industrial Revolution: Linotype (1870’s-Industrial Revolution: Linotype (1870’s-
1960’s)1960’s) Photocomposition: (1950’s-1980’s)Photocomposition: (1950’s-1980’s) Computers: Digital fonts (starting in 1970’s)Computers: Digital fonts (starting in 1970’s)
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Black Letter FontsBlack Letter Fonts(Medieval)(Medieval)
CharacteristicsCharacteristicsOrnate, throwback from hand scripting in monasteriesOrnate, throwback from hand scripting in monasteries
TexturaTextura
Cloistered BlackCloistered Black
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Old StyleOld Style(Reinassance)(Reinassance)
CharacteristicsCharacteristicsConsidered “warm” and friendly, serifConsidered “warm” and friendly, serif(Serif allowed for wearing off of print head)(Serif allowed for wearing off of print head)
CentaurCentaur
BemboBembo
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TransitionalTransitional
CharacteristicsCharacteristicsVertical stress, horizontal serifsVertical stress, horizontal serifs
FournierFournier
BemboBembo
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ModernModern CharacteristicsCharacteristics
Horizontals and serifs are thin.Horizontals and serifs are thin.(Technology allowed serifs and horizontal strokes (Technology allowed serifs and horizontal strokes to be thin.)to be thin.)
BedoniBedoni
WalbaumWalbaum
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Sans-SerifSans-Serif
CharacteristicsCharacteristicsNo horizontal flourishes. GeometricNo horizontal flourishes. Geometric(Serif no longer needed to compensate for print (Serif no longer needed to compensate for print head erosion.)head erosion.)
HelveticaHelvetica
ArialArial
AaBbCcDdEeAaBbCcDdEe
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Script/CursiveScript/Cursive
CharacteristicsCharacteristicsResemble handwriting, especially with steel nib.Resemble handwriting, especially with steel nib.
Staccato222 BTStaccato222 BT
Monotype CorsiveMonotype Corsive
AaBbCcDdEeAaBbCcDdEe
AaBbCcDdEeAaBbCcDdEe
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Serifs vs Sans-serifsSerifs vs Sans-serifs
SerifsSerifs Most common in printed text.Most common in printed text. Easier on the eye for regular textEasier on the eye for regular text
Sans-serifsSans-serifs OK for short text.OK for short text. Useful to make text stand out.Useful to make text stand out. Effective as titlesEffective as titles
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Other ExamplesOther Examples
MonospacedMonospaced DecorativeDecorative SymbolsSymbols Computer-relatedComputer-related
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Advice (Comic Sans MS)Advice (Comic Sans MS)
Do not overuse the variety of Do not overuse the variety of font typeface. (Monotype font typeface. (Monotype Corsive)Corsive)
Too many typefaces on a page is Too many typefaces on a page is distracting. (Courier New)distracting. (Courier New)
Same goes for Same goes for boldingbolding and and italicizingitalicizing. Use . Use them for emphasis effect. (Times New Roman)them for emphasis effect. (Times New Roman)
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ReferencesReferences
Thomas Phinney, Thomas Phinney, A Brief History of TypefaceA Brief History of Typefacehttp://http://www.redsun.com/type/abriefhistoryoftypewww.redsun.com/type/abriefhistoryoftype//
The Font Pool – source of 27,372 fontsThe Font Pool – source of 27,372 fontshttp://www.fontpool.com/http://www.fontpool.com/
Fonts by Category—Fonts by Category—http://http://www.fontpool.com/categories/index.htmlwww.fontpool.com/categories/index.html