Type Week: Typeface Anatomy

Objective:

I can use the Internet to find out more about the different parts of type and what these parts are named.

Web Link:
https://typedia.com/learn/only/anatomy-of-a-typeface/

Topics Discussed:

  • Typography
  • Letter Anatomy
  • Uppercase
  • Lowercase
  • Small Caps
  • Baseline
  • X-height
  • Ascender
  • Descender
  • Serif
  • Terminal
  • Stem
  • Crossbar
  • Bowl
  • Counter
  • Shoulder
  • Ligature

Assignment:

Visit the Typedia: Learn: Anatomy of a Typeface webpage in the link provided. Read through the article to learn about Letter Anatomy, and the standard set of names for the parts of a letter.

  1. Open your Text Week document in Illustrator and go to the second artboard.
  2. For each of the fifteen vocabulary terms:
    1. Create a headline in Point Type with the vocabulary word itself
    2. Use Area Type to write the definition of the vocabulary word. Use complete sentences, and you may copy and paste definitions (Just make sure you are copying the correct definition!).
    3. Use Point Type and the line or shape tools to demonstrate what each of the vocabulary terms looks like. Use the pictures on the website as a guide, but DO NOT copy the website’s images into your document. Use a red-colored stroke on your lines and shapes to show the part of the letter the vocabulary word is describing.
  1. You should have a headline, a definition and a graphic for each of the following terms:
    1. Uppercase
    2. Lowercase
    3. Small Caps
    4. Baseline
    5. X-height
    6. Ascender
    7. Descender
    8. Serif
    9. Terminal
    10. Stem
    11. Crossbar
    12. Bowl
    13. Counter
    14. Shoulder
    15. Ligature
  2. Save your document and turn it in to today’s Assignment Post in our Google Classroom.
  3. Congratulations for finishing the 3rd Quarter, and have a safe and Happy Spring Break! When we get back, we’re going to learn how to Animate!

Assigned: March 4th, 2022
Teacher Pacing Due Date: March 4th, 2022