Friday, December 2, 2011

"Review Week 16"

How many points are in an inch? How many points are in a pica?  There are 72 pints per inch and 6 picas in an inch.

Of the seven classifications, which classification(s) would best work as body type? Why?  
Serif and sans serif.

Identify the lowercase characters that have ascenders?
 
Letters like f, b, d, h, l and more are ascenders.
Identify the lowercase characters that have descenders?
 
Letters like j, g, p, q are descenders.
Classify the following typefaces and briefly explain why you believe it should be classified that way:
Serif; it has some stokes that make up letters and symbols.
This typeface is a form a calligraphy; the stokes are curly and connect together.
Cartoon; it has some shading and comic appeal to pick.
San serif; this typeface does not have small serifs at the end of its stokes.
Blackletter; Old English
Serif; small lines are added at the end of each stroke.
Serif; it look very Times Roman, and it also has lines at the end of each stroke.
 

















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