Computer Graphic Design

INTRO TO TYPOGRAPHY – SEARCHING FOR TYPE SPRING 2023

Today we will begin exploring typography, which is the art of arranging type to make language visible. To fully understand typography, we will explore many different aspects of type, including the history of typography and how it has evolved throughout different time periods and developed in the digital age. In today’s assignment we will discover and investigate four of the major categories of type.

Objective:

  • I can identify and explain the four major categories of typefaces by creating a document that displays and defines all four categories so I can better understand Typography as a technique for communication and as an art form.

Vocabulary Words:

  • Type
  • Typeface
  • Font
  • Serif
  • Sans Serif
  • Script
  • Ornamental/Decorative/Display
  • Typography
  • Typeface versus Font
  • Digital Typography
  • Font Foundries
  • Free vs. Paid Fonts
  • Online Typeface Resources

Links:

Wikipedia – Typography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typography

Wikipedia – Typeface
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typeface

Wikipedia – Font
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Font

Paratype – Typeface Classification
https://www.paratype.com/help/class/

Fonts.com – Type Classifications
https://www.fonts.com/content/learning/fontology/level-1/type-anatomy/type-classifications

Dafont.com – Free Fonts
https://www.dafont.com/

Topics Discussed:

  • Serif Fonts
  • Sans Serif Fonts
  • Script Fonts
  • Ornamental/Decorative/Display Fonts
  • Online Typeface Resources

Assignment:

  1. Using the web addresses above, find the definitions for each of the following:
    serif type
    sans serif type
    script type
    ornamental/display type
  2. Create a new Illustrator Web document with four artboards
  3. Include a large headline for each category, and a one sentence explanation of the definition.
  4. Include a sample image to show me what each of the four type categories looks like.
  5. Put all of the four on the first artboard!
  6. Save your document. We will continue to work on this document throughout this week and into next week.

Example:

Searching For Type Example

sftexample

Assigned: February 27th, 2023
Teacher Pacing Due Date: February 28th, 2023