Monday, October 24, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Font Study
Serif
Old Style
-Axis of thick and thin slopes left
-Contrast is greater
-Cross bar of the lower-case e is horizontal
Bembo, Plantin, Garamond, Sabon, Albertina, Palatino
Transitional
-Axis between thick and thin slopes are vertical or slopes left
-Base serifs are little and not rounded
-The top serifs of lower case are roof shaped
Baskerville, Concorde, Fournier, Perptua, Calson Old Face
Modern
-Strong emphasis on vertical stroke
-Sharp contrasts
-Symmetry
Didot, Bodoni, Walbaum, Linotype, Fila Sophia
Slab Serif
-Little thick and thin contrasts
-Heavy rectangular serifs
-Serifs are defining characteristics
Antigue, Clarendon, Beton, Memphis, PMN Caecilia, Serifa
San Serif
Humanist
-No serifs
-Line widths are equal
-Shows some contrasts in line width
Gill Sans, Profile, Frutiger, Scala Sans, Myrid
Grotesk/Gothic
-Angular
-Calligraphic
Cloister Black, Grotesk, Bell Gothic, Benton Sans, News Gothic
Geometric
-No serifs
-Line thickness is same
-Axis of roundings is vertical
Futura, Avant Garde, Eurostile, Erbar, Bank Gothic
Old Style
-Axis of thick and thin slopes left
-Contrast is greater
-Cross bar of the lower-case e is horizontal
Bembo, Plantin, Garamond, Sabon, Albertina, Palatino
Transitional
-Axis between thick and thin slopes are vertical or slopes left
-Base serifs are little and not rounded
-The top serifs of lower case are roof shaped
Baskerville, Concorde, Fournier, Perptua, Calson Old Face
Modern
-Strong emphasis on vertical stroke
-Sharp contrasts
-Symmetry
Didot, Bodoni, Walbaum, Linotype, Fila Sophia
Slab Serif
-Little thick and thin contrasts
-Heavy rectangular serifs
-Serifs are defining characteristics
Antigue, Clarendon, Beton, Memphis, PMN Caecilia, Serifa
San Serif
Humanist
-No serifs
-Line widths are equal
-Shows some contrasts in line width
Gill Sans, Profile, Frutiger, Scala Sans, Myrid
Grotesk/Gothic
-Angular
-Calligraphic
Cloister Black, Grotesk, Bell Gothic, Benton Sans, News Gothic
Geometric
-No serifs
-Line thickness is same
-Axis of roundings is vertical
Futura, Avant Garde, Eurostile, Erbar, Bank Gothic
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Clarendon
It is a serif. Clarendon was created in England by Robert Besley for the Fann Street Foundry in the year of 1845. The classification is a 'slab-serif'. There will be lots more information about Clarendon soon!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Behance!
I created a behance!! And I posted my first typography project. Here is the link! http://www.behance.net/gallery/Weather-with-Grid/2167803
Monday, September 12, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Font Designers
Living
Erik Spiekermann- He was born in 1947 and was a graphic designer. In present time he is the directer of Fontshop, the type company he created. Meta was the first typeface that he designed. He is a fantastic speaker and writer when it comes to creating typeface.
Hermann Zapf- He was born in 1918 and has create many outstanding typefaces in his career. He is best known as a calligrapher; therefore, in his typefaces the value of handwriting is present, in other words---the type is not perfect. The most popular of his designs is Optima.
Hans Eduard Meier- He was born in 1922 and his inspiration was Renaissance humanists. Syntax is the font that put him on the board with the great Swiss typeface designers. Syntax has its own unique impression with the harsh diagonals.
Max Miedinger- Made a modern version of Haas Grotesk and named id Neue Haas Grotesk. This name for the reborn typeface didn't stick though. The new name was Helvetica, which is the best selling typeface in san-serif.
Gunter Gerhard Lange- He works for the type foundry Berthold and he was been one of the best, most productive typographers from Germany. The typeface that he designed was Berthold Script which is usually named in the top five typefaces by graphic designers.
Dead
Morris Fuller Benton- He was born in 1872 and died 1948. His father was a typeface designer too, so it ran in the family. Morris's success was the typeface Franklin Gothic. He is considered to one of the best type designers of all time.
Paul Renner- He was born in 1878 and died 1956. He based his typeface on geometry. In other words, means that he used only geometric figure to create the typeface Futura. There are many series that are in Futura's typeface family. This typeface put Paul Renner on the map in the type world.
Stanley Morison- He influences typographers even today with e amazing feats in design English typography. The type face that he created was Times New Roman. To make his career in short, he made modern influential versions of classic typefaces.
Frank Hinman Pierpont- He was born in 1860 and dies in the year of 1937. He designed the typeface Rockwell. He uses geometric construction in this typeface and has, also, improved many out of date typefaces--such as Plantin.
Eric Gill- He was born in 1882 and died in the year of 1940. This man was a Catholic and a Socialist which made him very controversial. He has worked on many popular type faces including Joanna. He has worked in many colaborations but he got all of the ownership on the Joanna typeface.
Erik Spiekermann- He was born in 1947 and was a graphic designer. In present time he is the directer of Fontshop, the type company he created. Meta was the first typeface that he designed. He is a fantastic speaker and writer when it comes to creating typeface.
Hermann Zapf- He was born in 1918 and has create many outstanding typefaces in his career. He is best known as a calligrapher; therefore, in his typefaces the value of handwriting is present, in other words---the type is not perfect. The most popular of his designs is Optima.
Hans Eduard Meier- He was born in 1922 and his inspiration was Renaissance humanists. Syntax is the font that put him on the board with the great Swiss typeface designers. Syntax has its own unique impression with the harsh diagonals.
Max Miedinger- Made a modern version of Haas Grotesk and named id Neue Haas Grotesk. This name for the reborn typeface didn't stick though. The new name was Helvetica, which is the best selling typeface in san-serif.
Gunter Gerhard Lange- He works for the type foundry Berthold and he was been one of the best, most productive typographers from Germany. The typeface that he designed was Berthold Script which is usually named in the top five typefaces by graphic designers.
Dead
Morris Fuller Benton- He was born in 1872 and died 1948. His father was a typeface designer too, so it ran in the family. Morris's success was the typeface Franklin Gothic. He is considered to one of the best type designers of all time.
Paul Renner- He was born in 1878 and died 1956. He based his typeface on geometry. In other words, means that he used only geometric figure to create the typeface Futura. There are many series that are in Futura's typeface family. This typeface put Paul Renner on the map in the type world.
Stanley Morison- He influences typographers even today with e amazing feats in design English typography. The type face that he created was Times New Roman. To make his career in short, he made modern influential versions of classic typefaces.
Frank Hinman Pierpont- He was born in 1860 and dies in the year of 1937. He designed the typeface Rockwell. He uses geometric construction in this typeface and has, also, improved many out of date typefaces--such as Plantin.
Eric Gill- He was born in 1882 and died in the year of 1940. This man was a Catholic and a Socialist which made him very controversial. He has worked on many popular type faces including Joanna. He has worked in many colaborations but he got all of the ownership on the Joanna typeface.
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