Glyph Comparison: describe the similarities and differences between the same glyph in four typefaces
Legibility: tall x-height, distinct and balanced ascenders and descenders, distinct counters, open apertures, distinct forms, low stroke contrast, letter-spacing
Glyph Comparison #2: compare related glyphs across multiple typefaces. What makes each glyph distinct?
Typeface Comparison
Homework
Complete The Content exercise. You may make revisions to your original submission.
Complete the Letter/Glyph Exercise
Choose one of the four type specimens handed out in class to write about for this assignment. Start your assignment by identifying the typeface you have chosen.
Describe ten legibility features of the typeface, referring to specific glyphs and using specific type anatomy.
Use complete sentences.
Use images to demonstrate at least 5 of the features. This means showing blown up images of letter forms and highlighting the relevant anatomy or features in individual glyphs that you have also described in words.
This assignment should be typed and printed.
Complete the copyright primer worksheet. Use your own words to make sure you understand the concepts; do not copy the language from the copyright readings assigned.
Find 5 printed books that are different sizes and different genres (this is a quick activity in the library!). Make a copy of one 2-page spread in each book.
For each spread measure and note the size of the page, margins of the page, and the width of each column of text.
For each spread count the number of characters (spaces and punctuation count) on the longest and shortest lines of text.