A typeface is made up of a collection of fonts.
- lower case is easier to read
- serif fonts are easier to read
- different strokes, thinner strokes are easier
- roman is more readable
Fonts are not designed to operate at the same size
Consider:
distinction between glyphs
alignment and justification
kerning - dependant on the font
x height - blocking
speed of reading
intricacy
contrast of anatomy
legibility
Counter = the negative space within a letter form (fully partial or enclosed)
Legibility:
The degree to which glyphs in the text are understandable or recognisable based on appearance
Readability:
The ease which text can be read and understood
Kerning:
The space in-between individual letters
Leading:
Refers to the distance between the baselines
Tracking:
Spacing of letter forms
In class, we looked at how different forms of typeface are more noticeable than others when multiple fonts are used. With the selection of fonts displaying 'the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' we cut each single word out and rearranged them into the most readable. Each sentence shows a different font per word.
Before the rearrangement:
After the rearrangement:
In class, we looked at how different forms of typeface are more noticeable than others when multiple fonts are used. With the selection of fonts displaying 'the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' we cut each single word out and rearranged them into the most readable. Each sentence shows a different font per word.
Before the rearrangement:
After the rearrangement:
From this it was noticed that roman gothic font are the most readable, and the block script fonts are the least readable. Fonts are not designed to operate at the same size, and the majority of the class found the script fonts the hardest to read.
