Chapter two concerns the anatomy of type. This beginning
portion focuses on the different aspects of letterforms. These terms include
the arm, leg, ascender, descender, serif, bowl, etc. The book has the
definitions of all of the terms listed along with a visual representation of
them. The next portion of the chapter
begins to focus on how individual aspects interact with each other and also how
different letterforms interact. It discusses things like stroke-to-height ratio
and contrast in stoke weight. Following this, there is another list of
definitions including terms like “old style figures” and dingbats. Page 33 has
a very interesting type analysis that was very useful when working on our own
type analysis. The latter portion of this chapter shows even more examples of
all things typography; including specific types of fonts, point sizes, and font
families.
This chapter functions as a “field guide” to typography. I
feel like if I ever had any questions concerning type or typographic design I
could most likely find the answer in here. This is another chapter of this book
that definitely benefits from having visual representations of the concepts it
is explaining. I feel as though people who are new to typography would be much
more confused about the topics being discussed if there was nothing for them to
see a visual example.
Like I stated earlier, I used the type analysis on page 33
to help me with my own typeface analysis. The authors were very detailed in
their analysis, which helped me better understand, and actually see, the unique
qualities of a typeface. Also, the definitions and examples in the beginning of
the chapter were also very helpful with the project. I am a very visual learner
so it was very helpful to be able to have this chapter to aid me in my further understanding
of typography.
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