Types And Books

1. Types of type and book cover
Research
Unit 39

2. Serif
• Serif fonts use different lengths and thickness
of letters for example: ‘Baskerville’ which
gives an extra flick to the end of letters and
each letter changes size in thick and thin.
Often other sources call this Roman due to
inscriptions that were carved into a stone
during the roman period. These fonts are
mainly seen in books, newspapers and
columns.

3. Sans serif
• As of sans serif is the opposite of serif as the letter
do not have a short line added to end of the letter
and the word sans originates from the French term
‘without’. Some examples of sans serif are Arial,
Helvetica and verdana. These fonts can be
found on text on computers and also newspaper
head lines.

4. Decorative
• Decorative type is also known as display which
is a type classification identified be its
decorative style. It became popular during the
Victorian times as well as the Art Noveau
movement. Examples of decorative type are
Party LET, Broadway and Jokerman. These
fonts are mainly to be seen in posters due to
eye catching and artistic designs.

5. Script
• Script typefaces are based on handwriting and
cursive style. These fonts are based on 17th
and 18th century writing master such as
George Shelley and George Bickham. The
fonts showed a elegant and elevated look.
• Examples of script fonts is Zapfino, Bradley
hand and Snell Roundhand.

6. 10 book cover research