Type Font Basics Part Four

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 has the highest scores for readability for printed materals. This font style is sometimes distorted when viewed on television or computer screens because of anti-aliasing.

San Serif Type Fonts are sometimes difficult to read in small sizes on printed materials. This font style is the easiest to read on the television and computer screens because anti-aliasing does not affect its visual structure.

Script Type Fonts is the most difficult to read in both print and digital medias. The connecting letters interfere with the readability of this font. Anti-aliasing also makes this media difficult to read in digital medias.

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