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TYPOGRAPHY
Noun
The style and appearance of printed matter.
The art of designing and/or selecting of typefaces and the way in which
the type is laid out on a page to best achieve the desired visual effect.
Letterpress printing was the normal
form of printing text from its invention
by Johannes Gutenberg in the mid-
15th century until the 19th century.
It remained in wide use for books and
other uses until the second half of the
20th century.
Typefaces vs. Fonts
A typeface, also known as a font family, is a
set of fonts. A typeface contains all of the
different variations of a given font such as
bold, light, italic, condensed, etc.
A font is a specific variation of the font family,
such as Helvetica Light.
Serif vs. Sans-Serif
Serifs are extensions at the ends of
letter strokes.
Sans-serif fonts do not have serifs.
Slab Serif
A typeface
with thick
block like
Serifs
Rockwell
Script
Fluid typefaces based on handwriting or
calligraphy.
The letters often connect.
Leading
Used to describe the
vertical spacing
between lines.
Increasing leading is
often used to help
improve legibility.
Tracking
Used to describe the
spacing between letters
Increasing tracking is
often used to help
improve legibility.
Tracking
Tracking
Tracking
Kerning
Used to describe the spacing
between letter pairs
Increasing tracking is often
used for aesthetic reasons
Professional typefaces
contain automatic kerning
for a range of character pairs.
C O L O U R
EXAMPLES
OF
CREATIVE
TYPOGRAPHY
DESIGNS
T H E T Y P O G R A P H Y
S H O U L D R E F L R C T Y O U R
B R A N D I D E N T I T Y /
T H E M E / M E S S A G E –
WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO
COMMUNICATE
WITH THE VIE WER?
INTEGRATE TE X T
WITH
IMAGRY
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Typography Basics- Vocab- Examples-1 (1).pdf

  • 1. TYPOGRAPHY Noun The style and appearance of printed matter. The art of designing and/or selecting of typefaces and the way in which the type is laid out on a page to best achieve the desired visual effect.
  • 2. Letterpress printing was the normal form of printing text from its invention by Johannes Gutenberg in the mid- 15th century until the 19th century. It remained in wide use for books and other uses until the second half of the 20th century.
  • 3.
  • 4. Typefaces vs. Fonts A typeface, also known as a font family, is a set of fonts. A typeface contains all of the different variations of a given font such as bold, light, italic, condensed, etc. A font is a specific variation of the font family, such as Helvetica Light.
  • 5. Serif vs. Sans-Serif Serifs are extensions at the ends of letter strokes. Sans-serif fonts do not have serifs.
  • 6.
  • 7. Slab Serif A typeface with thick block like Serifs Rockwell
  • 8. Script Fluid typefaces based on handwriting or calligraphy. The letters often connect.
  • 9.
  • 10.
  • 11. Leading Used to describe the vertical spacing between lines. Increasing leading is often used to help improve legibility.
  • 12. Tracking Used to describe the spacing between letters Increasing tracking is often used to help improve legibility. Tracking Tracking Tracking
  • 13.
  • 14. Kerning Used to describe the spacing between letter pairs Increasing tracking is often used for aesthetic reasons Professional typefaces contain automatic kerning for a range of character pairs.
  • 15.
  • 16.
  • 17. C O L O U R
  • 18.
  • 20. T H E T Y P O G R A P H Y S H O U L D R E F L R C T Y O U R B R A N D I D E N T I T Y / T H E M E / M E S S A G E – WHAT DO YOU WANT TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE VIE WER?
  • 21. INTEGRATE TE X T WITH IMAGRY