Typography

TYPOGRAPHY

What We Did?

For this project we had to use Adobe Illustrator to dissect and label the parts of font. We had to study the parts of font and understand what they were and why they are important. We wrote our names and then chose ten different parts of font and label them on our names. This project helped us get more equipped with using Adobe Illustrator as well as introduce us to something that will be a big factor in many of our future e-comm projects.


What Did We Learn?

During this project we learned about the different types of font categories: serif, sans-serif, & decorative, and we learned about the different sections/parts of font. Serifs are the little extra pieces or feet/tails per say on letters in font. Sans-serif is more basic and does not include serifs. Decorative is a very diverse range of fonts and is usually used for more informal purposes. There are also many different parts of font including the spine, crossbar, x-height, base line, finial, etc. This project really helped me get a grasp on the basics of using Adobe Illustrator and hopefully my future projects will be even better.

How It Went?

I felt like this assignment went fairly well. Although, there was some complications when I was still trying to figure out all the different aspects of Adobe Illustrator everything after that went very nicely. I learned about the software and am ready to put my skills to use on the next project we do in Adobe Illustrator. Learning about the different types of font and font parts was really interesting; I never knew font had so parts to it. I'm glad we got to do this project and I am excited to see what kind of things we do next.