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Introduction to

The style,

arrangement,

and appearance

of text in a design

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The basic design

of a character

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Categories of

Have strokes/attributes at the tips of the letters.

Have strokes/attributes at the tips of the letters.

Examples:

Times New Roman Courier

No strokes/attributes at the tips of the letters.

No strokes/attributes at the tips of the letters.

Examples:

Ariel

Helvetica

Decorative/eye catching types

T

Decorative/eye catching types

T

Examples:

Algerian Bauhaus

Designed to look like hand writing

Designed to look like hand writing

Examples:

French Script

Brush Script

Bradley Hand

Well used for printed

materials such as books,

and the body text of articles.

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Well used for digital designs.

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Well used for decoration

and poster design

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Well used for formal invitations, and poetry

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Font

Regular

Bold

Italics

Shadow

SMALL CAPS

Font

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Each character takes up the same amount of

horizontal space

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Each character takes up the same amount of

horizontal space

Examples: Courier, Lucida Console

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The amount of horizontal space each character takes up varies.

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The amount of horizontal space each character takes up varies.

Examples: Times New Roman, Helvetica