In this unit, we learned about typography which is learning about different fonts and their purposes. Typography is important because it emphasizes what kind of message you are trying to send and the theme of that message. The quote "Each font has a personality and purpose." means that a font can send different messages depending on how it looks. There are actually five different types of fonts. The first is Serif, which are fonts that have "tails" or lines at the end of each stroke. The next is Sans Serif, which is the font I am using right now. It is the most common and efficient type, as it is easy to read and does not stand out too much. The next type is Monospaced which is where each character takes up an equal amount of space. It is mostly used in programming systems because they have many different lines and it is easier to compare the lines. The last two are quite similar. They are handwriting, which is very fancy and looks like cursive. It is mostly used for fancy or formal lettering. The other one is Novelty which contains all the other fonts. They are usually strange fonts which sometimes look like a certain object. They are very thematic and are effective if you want to send a certain message or vibe in your writing. Word PortraitsFor this assignment, I was tasked with finding ten fonts and then finding two words for each font: one which matched the font, and one which did not. This assignment shows just how important fonts are, as they make the reader think of certain things when they see that font. Typeface ComparisonIn this assignment, I demonstrated my knowledge of the different types of fonts by laying them out and showing what they look like. I also learned how important it is to change the sizes of different texts based on their importance, for example, in this assignment, the world itself showing the font is more important than the name of that type of font so it is written larger.
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