lettering

1. Styles of Lettering
For Home Economics and Livelihood Education
(Basic Mensuration: Lettering )

2. Vocabulary Word
Strategy: 4 pictures, 1 word

4. Lettering
•Is the process by which letters,
including numbers are
composed for providing ease
and speed in communicating
ideas.
•It is considered as the Written
Language of the Industry.

6. Draftsman
•Is a person who
draws plan of houses
, buildings,
woodcrafts and etc.

7. Brief History of
Lettering
This will introduce you to how lettering started, and it became
a part of a person’s life , in the current era.

8. • The letters of the Alphabet
originated from Ancient Egypt as
evidenced by their hieroglyphics.
Observe these pictures of
hieroglyphics:

9. • Phoenicians and Greeks made some
changes to their alphabet.
Observe these pictures of their
alphabets:
Greeks Phoenicians

10. • But it was the ROMANS who gave the
forms of the letters from where the
existing letters were derived.
Observe the pictures of their alphabet:

11. Lettering Styles

12. Sans Serif
• Is one of the best starting points for lettering
beginners.
• This is due to their basic shapes which allows
you to focus on their individual form and their
relation with other letters.
• The term comes from the French language
where ‘’sans’’ means without – which exactly
describes this style of lettering.
Use : Documents, Letters and Essays

13. Serif Fonts or Roman Fonts
• shares the main form of the letters with sans
serif letters, however, there are two main
differences between sans serif and serif
lettering.
• The serifs – small decorative strokes added at
the end of the letterforms
• The different thickness in the strokes – not
every stroke has the same thickness.
Thesis , Tests

14. Script Writing
• Cursive lettering also known as script, cursive
is originally a penmanship style where the
characters are written together in a flowing
manner.
• is created by following some of the rules of
calligraphy, most commonly by following the
up thin and down thick rule.
Use : Title Slides, Decorations

15. Gothic or Blackletter
• Gothic letters have a very strong resemblance to
medieval times and it can be a great choice of style
if you are trying to represent something with a long
tradition, old and strong.
Use: Legal Documents , Land Titles and
Certificates

16. Sans Serif : The quick
brown fox jumps over the
lazy dog.
Serif: The quick brown fox
jumps over the lazy dog.
Script : The quick brown fox jumps
over the lazy dog.
Gothic or Blackletter: The
quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.