Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Type Categories

OLD STYLE 

this is old style because it has a diagonal stress. it has serifs, on lower case, and a decent thick to thin transition. 

Modern  

this modern type has a vertical stress, radical thick to thin transitions, and has thin serifs. 

Slab Serif 


there is very little transition from thin to thick, and a strong vertical stress.

Sans Serif  


 
this style is Sans serif because there is no serifs, no thick to thin translation, 

Script 

this is script, because of its stylish appearance. it almost appears to be hard written cursive. 

Decorative 

decorative is distinct and easily picked out. 

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