![]() You’re welcome to download the file as a reference or bookmark this page. What other posters would you like to see made as a graphic design resource? Comment below to tell me what you’d like to see created! But for typographers, graphic artists and others of that lunatic fringe who believe that the letters we look at. ![]() This is a great guide for professionals and students alike. To the layman, all printing types look the same. I have excluded a few type features, but the everyday, common features have all been included. Not only does it help explain certain features, but is also super interesting to have a little bit of extra knowledge regardless of if you’re a Graphic Designer or not. I’ve also included x-height, leading and baseline, which identify features outside of the characters themselves. Sans Serif Font, Classified by short tails, flat terminals on every letter, tall x-height which allows for legibility, rounded arcs. So what did I do to help indentify features of type? I’ve put together a poster, which I have hanging up in my office! It contains all the significant features of type, pointing out features such as a stem, eye, bowl, counter, arm and so on. It’s also used digitally on the web, whilst we sift through Facebook and Instagram posts, blogs, or the latest Reddit news. It’s used for print media such as signage, brochures, in store, flyers and so on. One of the foremost in the US was American Type Foundries (ATF). Type and lettering is something we see every day of our lives. What is a Type Foundry A company that makes type. So, let’s take a look at the anatomy of typography! What is type and lettering? Sometimes it can be difficult to explain and identify the different features of a typeface.
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