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Typography

Typography. Type Classifications. 1. Black Letter (Manuscript , Old English) 2. Roman or Serif (Old Style, Transitional, Modern) 3. Sans Serif 4. Slab Serif (Egyptian) 5. Script (Cursive) 6. Novelty (Decorative). Black Letter Also called: Manuscript or Old English

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Typography

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  1. Typography

  2. Type Classifications 1. Black Letter (Manuscript, Old English) 2. Roman or Serif(Old Style, Transitional, Modern) 3. Sans Serif 4. Slab Serif (Egyptian) 5. Script (Cursive) 6. Novelty (Decorative)

  3. Black Letter Also called: Manuscript or Old English Early printers emulated hand lettering of the local area.

  4. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890 Black Letter

  5. Roman or Serif 1469-1470: Nicolas Jensen (master engraver) developed the first Roman lowercase letters.

  6. Roman or Serif Oldstyle Transitional Modern

  7. KITE ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890 Roman or Serif

  8. Roman or Serif Different Types of Serifs

  9. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890 Sans Serif Sans is French for “without”

  10. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890 Slab Serif Often called Egyptian Heavy slabs for serifs

  11. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890 Script Often called Cursive

  12. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890 Novelty Often called Decorative

  13. Activity Create a small sketch of each of the 6 classifications on one page of your sketchbook.

  14. Aa Black Letter

  15. Aa Roman or Serif

  16. Aa Sans Serif

  17. Aa Slab Serif

  18. Aa Script or Cursive

  19. Aa Novelty

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