Typography
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The Typographic Font
Diamond Sutra from Tang Dynasty China, 868 AD
Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1400 – February 3, 1468) German goldsmith and printer, credited with invented movable type printing in Europe (ca. 1450) His major work, the Gutenberg Bible
Composing Stick
88 Pointsx-height
Garamond Bodoni Bookman
x-height:
x-height:
Ascenders/descenders:
Spatial measurement:
straight up and down slope forward
serif sans (without) serif
letters joined
Serifs:
Type Weightsfor one font:
Weight:
Width:
Parts of Letterforms
Type Categories
Letters and Words as Image
Examples
The End
The TypographicPortrait
The End