Typography. Type Classifications 1. Black Letter, Manuscript, Old English 2. Roman (Old Style, Transitional, Modern) 3. Serif 4. Sans Serif 5. Slab Serif,

Typography

Type Classifications1. Black Letter, Manuscript, Old English2. Roman (Old Style, Transitional, Modern)3. Serif4. Sans Serif5. Slab Serif, Egyptian6. Script, Cursive7. Novelty, Decorative

Black LetterAlso called: Manuscript or Old English

Early printers emulated hand lettering of the local area.

Black Letter

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

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ROMAN1469-1470: Nicolas Jensen (master engraver) developed the first Roman lowercase letters.

ROMAN


abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890

ROMANOldstyleTransitionalModern

Serif



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KITE

SerifDifferent Types of Serifs

Sans SerifSans is French for “without”



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Slab SerifOften called EgyptianHeavy slabs for serifs


abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890

ScriptOften called Cursive



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NoveltyOften called Decorative



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AssignmentTypography Poster

Create a poster of your assigned letter showing the 6 major type classifications.Your poster will be created in Adobe IllustratorSize: 11” x 17”Requirements:1. Highlight your favorite classification by

showing that letter (Capital and Lowercase) in the top square of the document (top 11”).

2. At the bottom of the poster the list other 6 classifications.

3. Show your letter (Capital and Lowercase) in the font of each classification.

4. Be creative and make this poster unique.5. Use color! Can create images in Photoshop

and place into Illustrator.

Documents

Typography. Type Classifications 1. Black Letter, Manuscript, Old English 2. Roman (Old Style, Transitional, Modern) 3. Serif 4. Sans Serif 5. Slab Serif,