Caslon typeface

"IN THE CLASS OF TYPES WHICH APPEAR TO BE BEYOND CRITICISM FROM THE

POINT OF VIEW OF BEAUTY AND UTILITY, THE ORIGINAL CASLON TYPE STANDS

FIRST. "

• Transitional

• Short and diagonal cut tail

• Blunt edge

• Big stem

• Small counter

• Short descenders and ascenders

• Higher contrast

• Not very narrow or wide

• Bracketed serif and thick serif

• cropped apex of A

• high, horizontal crossbar of e

• C has double serif

• italic V,W,A may appear to be falling over

• bowl curve of italic p overlaps stem

• long serifs on middle arm of E

• long arm on L

• bottom arm longer on Z

• narrow c has low stress

• large loop on k

• T has long serifs tapering out from thin arms, lower at centre

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSflkxWe8t8

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrLAQFSp29I

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkjtSvCEOX0

Thank You

BY- MRIDU AGARWAL

CD- L1