


A few of the fonts that are San-Serifs are, Arial, The type in this presentation (Lucinda Grande), and Helveticaġ0 Symbolism and Fonts Fonts can symbolize emotions,Importance, and Urgency. Using Sans-Serifs for the body of text is widely used in Europe but not so much in the United States. Sans-Serif fonts are usually used for headlines and bold attention grabbing text. Serif fonts have thought to originated from the Roman Alphabet.Ĩ Sans-Serif Fonts Sans-Serif fonts are fonts without the serifs at the bottoms of each letter. Serif fonts are the most easily read fonts. Serif fonts are: are TIMES NEW ROMAN, American Type Write. Some common fonts you’ve may be familiar with are Arial, Times New Roman.ħ Make up of Fonts The make up of fonts are Serif and Sans- Serif. Fonts are generally broken up into 2 groups. Even in some cases hours this process can be reduced down to hours.Ħ What are Fonts Fonts are different styles of type.ĭifferent styles of Fonts can convey different tones. Layout, proof, and final print production can take place in a matter of days instead of weeks.

The latest advancement of type and print has been the advent of the computer. To check out the progression of the written word in History check this site out. Before then wooden blocks with text were carved and prints were pulled to create books and other documents.

This was a form of decorative print mixed with drawings or Illuminations (illustrations) traditionally you would see Illuminations in hand written bibles or other religious manuscripts.ĥ History of Typography It wasn’t until the Printing Press developed by Johann Gutenberg that Moveable Type was possible. The Phoenicians and Hebrews were the first to develop an alphabet, but it was the Greeks modifies this alphabet by adding vowels.Ĥ More History Early forms of Typography and Graphics was in the form of Illumination. Later symbols that represented words were formed. It’s a way to convey a messages through type using different styles of fonts, point sizes and color to express feeling, emotion, and even urgency.ģ History of Typography From Early Man there has been communication written down. The History of Typography & Using Illustrator to createĢ What is Typography Typography is the Art of Lettering. Presentation on theme: "Typography and Illustrator"- Presentation transcript:
