Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Review Week 17

After reading the "Who Shot Serif" article. I learned that there are actually different types of serifs, and that each one can appeal to its audience differently,

Friday, December 2, 2011

Review week 16

How many points are in an inch? How many points are in a pica?
72, 12
Of the seven classifications, which classification(s) would best work as body type? Why?
Modern, because it is easy on the eyes
Identify the lowercase characters that have ascenders?
t,f,h,k,l
Identify the lowercase characters that have descenders?
q,y,g,j
Classify the following typefaces and briefly explain why you believe it should be classified that way:
  
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I think this would be a more modern style because it is less formal and has flat serifs

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I think this would be a more old-style because it looks very formal and has high thin-thick contrast
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I think this would be a more decorative style because it is 3d and looks more fun than formal
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I think this one is a sans serif, because simply, it has no serifs

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I think this one is more decorative because it looks very attractive, but hardly readable
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I think this one is very modern because of the rounded serifs and the sort of blobby look of the r
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I think this one is slab serif because it is fatter and has flat serifs