Computer Graphics & Design 1 Faculty of Information and Communication Technology Silpakorn University, Thailand Dr.Surapong Lertsithichai, Ph.D. Faculty of Architecture, Silpakorn University Pongpan Suriyapat IT University of Göteborg, Sweden Typography I 21st June 2005 4
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Computer Graphics & Design 1Faculty of Information and Communication TechnologySilpakorn University, Thailand
Dr.Surapong Lertsithichai, Ph.D.
Faculty of Architecture, Silpakorn University
Pongpan Suriyapat
IT University of Göteborg, Sweden
Typography I21st June 2005
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Type + Graphic
Typography
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Typography is the craft of endowing humanlanguage with a durable visual form, and thuswith an independent existence.—Robert Bringhurst, The Elements of Typographic Style
“Typography is the art of printing.It has as its first object not ornamentbut utility. The printer must never distract, evenwith beauty, the reader from his text.” --- School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University, Australia
Printing from moveable type was first inventedin China in the 1040s. The earliest surviving worksbelonging to Bi Sheng. The earliest surviving Europeanletterforms are Greek (scratched in stone). In time, thesethin, primarily straight lined forms with open apertures,developed thicker strokes, their apeture lessened, andserifs were created. These forms were the basis for thethe formal lettering of the Roman Empire.
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p
q r s t u v w x y z
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz.
The Anatomy of Type
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Typography xCap height
Serif Counter Ascender
Bowl Loop
Uppercase Letter
Lowercase Letter
Descender
Baseline
X height
The Anatomy of Type
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The Anatomy of Type
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T R G t r g
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More about Font...
TypefaceType Style Type FamilyType FontLetter Form Alignment ans Spacing
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Homework
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Font and Feelings + Create Compositions by Using Fonts4 x A4 Paper, 4 Compositions for each Paper = 16 Compositions