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The Black-letter Types: Goudy Text and Hammemer Uncial Its primary purpose is to help people become familiar with these forms preparatory to putting them to effective and constructive typographic use."įollowing are the thirty-one chapters of Anatomy of a Typeface: A classification system, after all, is simply a tool. I am not disposed to consider it faultless by any means. In his preface, Lawson qualifies his classification: "After using this system in the teaching of typography over a thirty-year period, I know that it is reasonably effective in the initial study of printing types. Within Anatomy, Lawson arranges the typefaces by classification. Beyond Anatomy of a Typeface Lawson has considered and discussed the classification of types. " The book is notable for devoting entire chapters to the development and uses of individual or small groupings of typefaces. Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-411) and index. Bright tight clean hardcover dust jacket (price still present front flap) 430 pages : illustrations 24 cm. Well-illustrated article on type design in the Devanagari script used for several languages in India.Boston : David R. Well-illustrated article on type design in the Arabic script.Ģ9LT Blog Arabic Type Anatomy & Typographic Terms Orana Velarde A Visual Guide to the Anatomy of TypographyĮlements of Latin letters, also type styles & spacing Marc Schenker The Only Font Anatomy Design Guide You’ll Ever Needīasic explanation of the parts of Latin letters, with individual illustrations.ĭefinitions of terms for describing Latin letter forms, by the former typographic director of ITC. Here are some links to information about the anatomy of letter forms, both in the Latin alphabet and in other writing systems. Hook: a shoulder leads into a stem, a hook leads into a terminal or beak Counter: an aperture denotes the opening to a mostly enclosed space in a character, a counter is a fully enclosed space in a character The typeface was heavily influenced by the processes of the Birmingham-bred John Baskerville, a master. Selecciona el departamento donde deseas realizar tu búsqueda.
Baskerville, designed in 1754, is most known for its crisp edges, high contrast and generous proportions. : Anatomy of a Typeface: 9780879233334: Lawson, Alexander S.: Libros. The following terms are sometimes used to describe the same element:Īperture vs. Designed by a perfectionist and self-taught printer, Baskerville is the eighth font to be explored in our ‘Know your type’ series. The eye of the e, the ear, link and loop of the g (marked in red) are unique terms to those specific characters and not used elsewhere it's my guide :) And, it can be yours too to print out, use in a class, or give it to a friend so you can have a meaningful discuss about that letter g. This is by no means the definitive guide of type anatomy, but well. what? Let's replace that with, “the ear of the g.” Much better-now we're talking! For example, “You know, that little curly thingy that sits on the top right part of the lowercase g?” Um. Otherwise, the conversation can get kinda confusing. Having a set vocabulary of terms makes it easier to discuss type and lettering.
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