Type Font Basics Part Three

Part 1: Styles Part 2: History Part 3: Meanings Part 4: Readability Part 5: Type Font Terms

Welcome to Jason Strohm's Type Font Basics Tutorial. you will be covering the three main type font styles: Serif, San Serif, and Script.

Part 1 of this tutorial gives a brief description of each main type font styles.

Part 2 covers the history of each main style to give you a better understanding of each.

Part 3 explains the current meaning and proper usage of each main type font style.

Part 4 discusses readability concerns. It covers traditional print materials and the new issues with digital medias.

Part 5 is a glossary of terms used by printers, graphic designers, and other print professionals.

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Serif Type Fonts were famous during the Greek and Roman ages and have carried this fame and status level through the ages. The majority of high-end professions use this font exclusively (doctors, lawyers, accountants).

San Serif Type Fonts are the bread and butter of almost every media business in America today (MSN, ESPN, FOX). They are usually used with a Serif font but have been rising in popularity with today's advancing technologies and this issues with anti-aliasing.

Script Type Fonts have taken a more personal route and own the "hand-written" markets as well as "personal touch" markets (hair stylists, churches, and greeting cards).

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