Typography is the art and technique of organizing type to make written text recognisable, readable, and appealing when viewed. Typography is important since it affects how people react to the document, sign, etc. Also, good typography will give a strong visual hierarchy, provide balance, and set the overall tone. The quote, "each font has a personality and a purpose" means that the font sets a feeling about the text. For example, if you were to put a funny, crazy, wild font on an important document, people might not think the document is important. (Good typography reinforces the meaning of text). The five types of fonts we learned about in class is Serif, Sans Serif, Monospaced, Script/Handwritten, and Display. Serif: Has "feet", is used in large blocks of text, used in print. Sans Serif: Doesn't have "feet", good for headlines/titles/small chunks of texts, used on the web. Monospaced: Each letter takes up same amount of space, not good for large blocks of text, used in coding. Script/Handwritten: Cursive/calligraphy/handwritten, difficult to read, good for logos/large headlines/details. Display: Good attention getters, use sparingly. Typeface ComparisonFor this activity, I needed to create a document that displays 5 fonts. (1 Serif, 1 Sans Serif, 1 Monospaced, 1 Script/Handwritten, and 1 Display). For each font, I needed to include an example text for each font that would remain the same throughout the assignment. I also needed to give the font's name and label the type of font. Word PortraitsFor this activity, I needed to create a document that displays 10 fonts with 20 words total. I also needed to label each font with the font name.
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May 2021
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