Graphic Design

Investigate typefaces and fonts

What is the purpose of design?

To grab a viewer’s attention

Design is accomplished through three items.

1. typography
2. design principles
3. design elements

TYPOGRAPHY DEFINITION
The style, arrangement, and appearance of text

Typeface Categories
What is typeface?
The basic design of a character

Five Categories of Typefaces

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serif sans serif script symbol
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SERIF TYPEFACES

Have strokes at the tips of the letters

Easier to read for printed body text

SANS SERIF TYPEFACES

No strokes at the tips of the letters

Easier to read on digital displays
ORNAMENTAL TYPEFACES
Designed strictly to catch the eye should never be used n body text
Should be used sparingly can be hard to read
Used for decoration

Script Typefaces
Appear to have been written by hand
Should never be keyed in all caps
Conveys a formal mood
Typeface Classifications
Directions: Classify each typeface by its category (Serif, Sans Serif, Ornamental, Script, Symbol)

Typeface Category

1. Cambria Serif

2. Arial Sans serif

ACTIVITY:
3. French Script NT Script
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Baskerville Old Face Serif

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5. Verdana James Sans serif

6. Broadway Ornamental
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8. Chiller Ornamental

9. Lucida handwriting Script

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10. Century Schoolbook Serif
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What are fonts?
The specific size, weight, and style applied to a typeface.

THREE EXAMPLES
1. arial, bold, 24 point
2. arial italic 20 point
What is3.aarial
Font Style?
28 point

The font style refers to the slant, weight, and special effects applied to the text

TYPEFACE SPACING
Monospaced Proportional
↓ ↓
Definition: Definition:
Each Character takes up space the The amount of horizontal space each
same amount of horizontal space character takes up varies

↓ ↓
Example: Example:
Courier Times New Roman

Directions: Classify the typeface as monospaced (M) or proportional (P).

Font M or P?

11. Is the Cambria typeface proportional or Monospaced? p

12. Is the Consolas typeface proportional or m

monospaced?

13. Is the Century Gothic typeface proportional or monospaced? p

14. Is the OCR Extended typeface proportional or monospaced? m

15. Is the Lucida Bright typeface proportional or monospaced? p

Font Game : Play the game as many times as you’d like

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2 bonus points to the person with the highest score.

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