A foundation course in typography with emphasis on using type for a multiple of industry related applications
Some of the things we covered during the this class included some things we should not do when dealing with type;
Continue reading “Class 11 – Legibility, Readability, and What Not to Do”
This class was dedicated to the variations in type styles that are available. We discussed the differences in type — width, weight, posture, stress, serifs, and contrast.
width – condensed or extended
weight – light or bold
posture – italic or oblique (fake italic)
stress – vertical or diagonal
contrast – extreme or medium or low/none
serif – bracketed or unbracketed
Continue reading “Class 8 – How Text and Paragraphs are Affected by Different Alignments”
During our third class, we covered the Five Families of Type, but we also reviewed the Variation in Type .
Last Wednesday we were introduced to the following:
The Five Families of Typography
Here is the information we used as an introduction to the 5 Families of Typography.
As additional information, you can use this article.
Video – Type Classification
Continue reading “Class 2 – Introduction to Five Families of Type & InDesign”
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