010 - Typefaces

TypeFaces Worksheet Sample

Type

1st Impressions Examples What emotions arise from looking at this font before the example? Where can/have you seen this font being used?

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Where is this font used?

Name of Font

Page 010: Fonts and Typefaces Define:

Formatting the text also _______________________ of your composition.

Font/ Typeface: Tracking:

There are ___ basic types of Fonts: Kerning:

1.Serif 2. Sans-Serif Serif:

How does this TRACKING make you feel? H o w I N G

d o e s m a k e

t h i s y o u

T R A C K f e e l ?

How does this TRACKINGmake you feel?

Alignment: There are also:

Script Specialty Each font declares its own emotion— just like shapes do How does this FONT make you feel? How does this FONT make you feel?

How does this Alignment make you feel? I hope it makes you feel like you are pressed on one side. This kind of alignment is easy on the eyes, especially because we read from left to right. This would be an appropriate alignment for writing lots of text.

How does this Alignment make you feel? This kind of alignment feels unnatural. Since we read from left to right, this kind of alignment works for little text, just to use for a few bits of important information.

This alignment keeps everything centered, you’ll normally see this on Wedding invitations and formal publications. It’s a formal feeling and shouldn’t be used for a lot of text, just important information that you want to get out in the open.

HOW DOES THIS FONT MAKE YOU FEEL? How does this FONT make you feel? How does this FONT make you feel? How does this FONT make you feel?

This alignment is used a lot in Newspapers to keep columns straight. The only drawback is that it is a mixture of tracking and alignment and sometimes the tracking is different for different words. This sometimes makes it difficult to read.