Type. Type. And more type. (Part 2)

I cannot find the rest of the answers...

part 3 coming soon... (with answers, hopefully)

Type. Type. And more type. (Part 1)

Old Style - (also called Gerald)
Old style is considered a warm or friendly font, and the main characteristic is the low contrast with diagonal stress
-Established in 1475
-based on handwriting
- shorter x-height
Examples: Bembo, Caslon, Garamond, Jensen, Palatino

Transitional - a refinement of Old Style forms. Forms the transition between Renaissance Old Style and Modern Typefaces.
- Established in 1750
- very slight diagonal stress
- bracketed serifs
Examples: Baskerville, Caslon, Perpetua, Times New Roman, Bell

Modern - (also known as Didone)
Arose with the distribution of copper and steel engraving techniques. The appearance is technical exact.
- established in 1775
- extreme contrast between thick and thin strokes
- no horizontal stress
Examples: Bodoni, Bauer Bodoni, Walbaum

Slab Serif - (also called square serif or egyptian)
designed to attract attention.
- established in early 1800's
- mono weight
- square ended serifs
Examples: Serifa, Rockwell, Memphis Clarendon, New Century Schoolbook

Sans Serif -
many types... Influenced by the Bauhaus Movement
- geometric - circular or geometric letters
examples: Futura, Foilio, Gotham, Avant Garde
- humanistic - more graceful, human appearance
examples: Gill Sans, Frutiger, Meta
- grotesque or grotesk - uniform
examples: Akzidenz Grotesk, Franklin Gothic, Univers, Helvetica

amsterdam

I studied abroad this summer in Venice, Berlin, and Amsterdam. This is my final that I made for the drawing part of the trip.

Titled: Amsterdam Bridge

wolves are consuming my life...

painting inspired by one of my sketches for the animal project.

The first visual concepts project is ending quickly. Everything has to be finished in a week (Thursday the 30th). Some of my representations are ready to go while others still need some work. Hopefully it will all come together soon.

pictured above: shapes (circle, square, triangle), painterly, gestural, behavioral, and graphical

behance...

http://www.behance.net/katherinemsutphen

Link to my behance portfolio where most of my typography projects will be posted.

have you had your dutch letter today?