Chapter 2: Anatomy of Typography
Chapter two covers the framework of typography and the way
type has grown throughout the years. Each element of a typeface and letter is
broken down which allows typefaces to be compared to one another. Every little
detail about a typeface enables the font to differ from another. Typography
began to evolve over the years because typographers aimed to create a typeface
that would be better than the existing typefaces. Nowadays, there are a
tremendous amount of type styles because the process has gotten easier with the
measurement system. The measurement system organizes each aspect of type such
as the size of the letter in pica or points.
It was interesting to learn new vocabulary words that were
not on our vocab list. I felt like I was able to understand how typography is
built a lot better. This chapter got me interested in seeing what makes each
typeface differ from one another, and I found it amazing how much detail
typographers put into creating a new family. Twenty-six capital letterforms,
twenty-six lowercase letterforms, along with ten numerals, punctuation and
other graphic elements all play a role in a family, and I can’t believe how
much it has developed since the 1940s. I have definitely taken the typography
we have today for granted, and never realized how much work goes into actual
type. Type is important in what we do everyday, and I believe designers have
the ability to control what and how people think. It was incredible to think
that typography started out through handwriting, and has evolved into what it
is today. Reading this chapter allowed me to examine type in a much clearer
way, and now I am able to tell the differences between different elements of a
typeface.
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