Comparing Two Typefaces I chose Baskerville font and Didot font to compare. These two fonts interested me because Didot takes inspiration from Baskerville and comparing these two fonts show how they evolved over time. Baskerville font was developed in the… Continue Reading
Comparing Baskerville and Didot I chose to compare and contrast between the Transitional typeface, ‘Baskerville’ and Neoclassical Typeface, ‘Didot’. Both of the fonts are very wide for thei heights. They both are serif fonts. However, the serifs are heavily bracketed… Continue Reading
Century vs. Helvetica All five of the typefaces we learned in class have interested me in there own unique way but the two that caught my eye the most were Century and Helvetica. One thing that strikes me about them… Continue Reading
I am someone that tends to be very traditional and I tend to enjoy traditional looking typefaces. I like the classic Times New Roman which I believe is my Helvetica. I say that because there were some graphic designers in the… Continue Reading
Garamond vs. Didot Garamond is apart of a group labeled as the “Old Style” typefaces. Originally, it was thought to have been created by Claude Garamond but, now it was revealed that Jean Jannon was the true creator. One typical… Continue Reading
I chose Garamond and Baskerville as the two typefaces to compare because on the surface, they appear extremely similar to me. Not only are both of them serif fonts, but many of their letters (particularly capital letters) look practically identical.… Continue Reading
The two typefaces I chose to compare are Century and Didot. Didot is my favorite typeface of the five because of its clean, sleek, modern look. I chose to compare it to Century because they’re very similar, but they’re very… Continue Reading
There are many typefaces that were created for different effects on paper. For example, Garamond is an elegant old style font used primarily on book printing and body text. On the other hand, a font style like Didot is a… Continue Reading
Type Faces & Anatomy There are five classic type faces that make up all other fonts. These type faces include Helvetica, Garamond, Didot, Century, and Baskerville. Each providing a different style and unique make up. Many things make up a… Continue Reading
There are five classic typefaces within design, each equally significant yet very different from one another. Although we may not immediately identify “typography” as a field of importance within our lives, it is every where you go. The ads on… Continue Reading