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I chose this example as I liked the clean simplicity of the contrasting uppercase and lowercase sans serif font. 

Production method: Lead.

Anatomy: Bone straight stems, squared of terminals, sans serif font with consistent stem weights, regular weight, combination of uppercase & lowercase, short descender on the 'p'

Identity: Functional font, very legible and classy looking for use on a champagne bottle. 

Character: Accurate, minimal, clean, almost square structure in characters like H, T, perfect geometrical roundness in O, symmetrical.

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Another from typo the que, the supernova font family.

Production methods: A digital creation of a script/bone originated font. 

Anatomy: Versatile line weights and cuts within the terminal ends create contrasting light and heavy elements with no regular pattern apparent. Bellow is examples of all the family styles. The terminal ends are round though not sharp like usual script fonts this is quite soft making me feel it could be created with a sable brush too. 

Identity: Designed between 2009-2012 and released in 2013 by Martina Flor and I think it would be used for headers on invitations and special events like weddings.

Character: Slightly decorative and elegant in its light weight faces with much better legibility of individual glyphs giving overall better readability within context off a body of text. Its also a lot more structured than other scripts which are usually a fair deal more decorative and floral and loose within there spirals and swirls that come off the terminal ends of the strokes like seen in the poster version. The black version is beginning to be high impact but starts to become more playful and soft due to the increased visibility of the roundness at the end off the strokes.

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Production method: Lead

Anatomy: Consistant line weight, sans serif font with extended characters/glyphs that appear stretched out, all uppercase, the weight is maybe medium? Slightly heavier than a regular font. Positive tracking of glyph helps you appreciate each character in solo. 

Identity: Used on a perfume bottle, I would say its a modern font that portrays elegance due to the high end feel of the packaging. 

Character: Extended/stretched glyphs, quite simple too. 

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Production method: Digital.

Anatomy: Oversized very round serif, sharp and extremely thin and delicate serif, very pointed joint at the bottom left of the glyph, angular terminal end on the right. Lots of contrast going on. Large pt size. 

Identity: Neoclassical serif. Roman.

Character: Shadow, bold, loud, colorful, experimental, contrasting, musical. 

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Production method: Digital production, would be hard to replicate this with hot metal type due to the intricate curves within the bowl of characters and the sharp "teeth" on the "o"

Anatomy: Consistant line weight with slight flicks at the end of the ear of the 'a' and the end of the 'm' character I wouldn't class it as a serif font from these though. I feel there there to help add a certain sharpness too the logo. Theres an inconstancy in the structure of the characters, the 'r's are very condensed while the 'm' seems slightly more extended, the 'b' has a very short ascender and large fully body bowl making it feel very solid.

Identity: Modern design with gothic aesthetics through the sharp angular elements.

Character: Initially simple and minimal with detailed decorative elements to give it a better aesthetic for a logo. 

Production method: Will have been a digital font derived from a sable production method. 

Anatomy: Fluid motion within the strokes, very rounded off terminals which work with the fluid motion of the strokes, long ascender on the 'l' on this lowercase logo. 

Identity: A modern spin on a traditional script like font playing on the idea of joined up handwriting.

Character: Playful, childlike, unbalanced, the 'o' is a perfect circle when the rest is very playful and loose in its structure. 

Production method: A digital creation derived from hand rendered analogue font.

Anatomy: Angular strokes, overlapping strokes, consistant heavy weight of strokes, follows no baseline or type guidelines as its an analogue font based on graffiti, very bold font and sharp angles on the apex and no curves used in the whole set of glyphs. 

Identity: Logo for urban clothing, so has a graffiti style to link to this style. Quite conceptual in that sense. 

Character: Graffiti stye, decorative and almost illegible, very image based, has a certain robustness too it through the scruffiness and the rough texture of the strokes. 

Production method: Digital. The pattern inside suggest digital but the basic structure says a wood block origin. 

Anatomy: Very robust and square glyphs, no curves in any of the glyphs. No really apex's in terms of angles either. Everything is on a 90 degree angle. Very heavy bold weight, with equal strokes on horizontal and vertical positioning. 

Identity: Logo, very modern.

Character: Robust, solid, illusion imagery within the glyphs making it quite sophisticated. 

Production method: Digital production method, the basic outline inspired by a sans serif font classification of the gothic font category.
Anatomy: Sharp angular joins on the Z, with a squared off apex on the A. Very angular construction all in uppercase, no curves or delicacy. 

Identity: Logo

Character: Strong, angular, decorative and almost industrial, looks like planks of wood that make up the glyphs in sections of cross bars, horizontal strokes, diagonal strokes and vertical strokes. 

Production method: Serif font classification, roman catogory and originates from stone traditional methods.

Anatomy: Subtle curves in the brackets of the serifs, contrasting line weight in the stems and bowls of the characters, short ascenders, regular weight.

Identity: Traditional font production to simulate heritage for the high end market of cars they sell. 

Character: Robust, sturdy glyphs, has a very industrial feel to simulate german quality and engineering, although contrasting in weight with the stems has a nice balance overall. 

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Production method: Digital production method, sans serif font classification though in the gothic category. 

Anatomy: Soft curves, beveled edges on the square like O, instead of been geometric and round its quite square and robust. Medium weight of stems, constant weight throughout, very short descender, all the bends and joins are on a 90 degree angle but have a very soft edge to the corners. This gives it structure and a solid appearance but doesn't make it look too industrial and sharp, still appears modern and quite playful. 

Identity: Modern, functional logo. 

Character: Playful, minimal, quite elegant yet also structured and solid glyphs, very stable in there appearance due to angular strokes, theres no curve in the spine of the S, or the bowl of the O so it sits well on the baseline guideline giving it a feeling of been rooted down and sturdiness. 

Production method: Digital production method, sand serif classification, lead production method is the main influence yet this wouldn't be able to be produced in lead due to the softness of the ends of the terminals and strokes. 

Anatomy: Condensed glyphs, constant line weight, a medium weight uppercase font with a soft feel to the bevels and the stroke terminals. 

Identity: Informative, functional logo. 

Character: Simple, childlike, bubbly and soft appearance, left aligned, reversed out type colour. 

Production method: Stencil style almost but I think it would originate from lead. Sans serif classification and gothic category. 

Anatomy: Heavy weight vertical strokes contrast with lighter weight horizontals. Overall bold weight. Uppercase and extended width on characters. 

Identity: Logo, functional. 

Character: Stretched, irregular, stretched counters, image based logo. Doesn't really suggest a technical telecoms type business though. 

Production method: Lead, Sans serif font, gothic.

Anatomy: Very thin, short descender, lowercase, large bowls. 

Identity: Conceptual logo. 

Character: Delicate, simple, clean, geometric.

Production method: Wood block.

Anatomy: Monospaced, ultrabold, made up of shapes, lowercase. 

Identity: Logo. 

Character: Simple construction, minimal design elements, contrasting circular and angular shapes. Industrial, tightly kerned, layered, overlaid, transparent. 

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Production method: Woodblock, serif typeface, blackletter classification

Anatomy: Contrasting weights, irregular cap heights, bold overall though, contrast of curved stems and angular legs and stems. Very robust square serifs. 

Identity: Logo. 

Character: Playful, has a certain movement too it through using different pt sizes, unbalanced though.

Production method: Woodblock, slab serif.

Anatomy: Solid heavy serifs, heavy constant line weight, angular terminals, perfect circular bowls. 

Identity: Conceptual logo. 

Character: Solid, heavy, sturdy, stone, industrial, balanced. 

Production method: Stencil, Clarendon Serif.

Anatomy: Contrasting line weight, extended serifs, bold weight. 

Identity: Logo, Initials. 

Character: Broken up, deconstructed, joined up, uses negative space to create contrast. 

Production method: Digital, serif. 

Anatomy: Bubbly, round, soft, strokes. Uneven weight on strokes, consistent glyph size, monospaced glyphs. 

Identity: Playful logo. 

Character: Playful, fluid, bubbly. 

Production method: Digital, slab serif, roman. 

Anatomy: Small counters, heavy vertical strokes contrast with thin horizontal strokes, short crossbars and ligatures, angular sharp cut off onto of the 't' terminal .

Identity: Interactive logo, the C is encasing the O, like a tyre wraps round a wheel. Very conceptual yet simple subtle addition. 

Character: Contrasting, consistant, balance. 

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Production method: Stone, transitional serif

Anatomy: Contrasting stroke width, consistant width of characters, equal bowls, short descenders.

Identity: Old style, traditional logo. 

Character: Delicate, light, formal. 

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Production Method: Lead/Gothic Neo-grotesque sans serif. 

Anatomy: Slightly condensed bold wide kerned header with close kerned uppercase subhead. Varying point sizes from large to very small lowercase at the bottom. 

Identity: Helvetica, Swiss designer Max Miedinger. Context used for branding packagings.  

Character: Corporate, bold yet fresh through contrast of black type on strong white stock. Has a nice balance.

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 Production method: Digital, based on a hand rendered bone origin. 

Anatomy: Thin strokes, slight italic, steady curves in all the strokes. 

Identity: Calligraphic. 

Character: Irregular, inconsistant, scruffy. 

"P"

Production method: Woodblock, sans serif

Anatomy: Small aperture in the counter, Heavy constant one weight, square character guideline. Short stem, wide bowl. 

Identity: Grotesque. 

Character: Solid, compact, textured. 

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Production method: Woodblock.

Anatomy: Condensed, long vertical serifs, short horizontal serifs, constant line width, 3D drop shadow, 

Identity: Slab serif, traditional style. 

Character: Decorative, industrial aesthetic looks like old victorian text used on medicine bottles. 

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Production method: Woodblock, sans serif, 

Anatomy: Consistant line weight, geometric O, consistent width of glyphs, bold, angular joints, square terminals. 

Identity: Geometric, header/subhead function. 

Character: Abstract, deconstructed, grid aesthetics, accurate. 

Production method: Digital, sans serif.

Anatomy: Contrasting colors overlaid over each other, faded, form what I can see the shape of the glyphs are consistent in line weight. A regular weight overall though. 

Identity: Modern.

Character: Colourful, artistic, creative, engaging, confusing. 

Production method: Digital production, influenced by sans serif. 

Anatomy: Contrasting weights, some are made of single lines, multiple lines, or full block heavy weight strokes, all uppercase though and consistent width of characters. 

Identity: Modern, header. 

Character: Intricate, interactive, random, simple shapes and lines used to create contrasting imagery. 

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Anatomy: Round serifs on 'r' 'a' 'c' contrast with the sharper serifs on other characters. Contrasting line weights, contrast of angular and curved elements, squared off spur on 'a' 'e' contrast with the rounded terminal serifs on 'r' 'a' 'c'. 

Identity: Transitional or neoclassical Header. 

Character: Contrasting, experimental. 

Production method: Woodblock, serif, block.

Anatomy: Condensed glyphs, small apertures, round corners of joints give a softness to the robust glyphs. Bold weight, uppercase, square curves on bowl. 

Identity: Square grotesque, traditional. Used in a header on a poster. 

Character: Simple, robust, elongated, textured edges. Not very clean cut, very analogue appearance. 

Production method: "NYCO" is Digital, "two" is stone. 

Anatomy: 2 contrasting typefaces one heavy weight one light, one that has a continuous heavy stroke to create sac character one wich is very intricate with delicate serifs and contrasting line weights. 

Identity: "two" is old style, "nyco" is modern. Both headers. 

Character: Playful, contrasting typefaces, decorative, ornate. 

Production method: Woodblock, serif. 

Anatomy: Extended horizontal stroke on F, long vertical serifs, short yet chunk horizontal serifs, extended dot on the 'i', square counters, condensed glyphs, bold weight. 

Identity: Slab serif, Logo. 

Character: Square, condensed, robust and industrial. 

Production method: Digital, sans serif font. 

Anatomy: Round terminals, short strokes, constant glyph width and size.

Identity: Grotesque, logo/identity.

Character: Digital, modern looking, contrasting, type as image, geometric. 

Production method:

Anatomy: Italic, lowercase and uppercase, constant line weight apart from a slight taper in the joint of the bowl or the curves in 'm' 'a' 'u'. The underline element merges with the 'p' descender. Condensed characters. 

Identity: Slogon. 

Character: Interactive, has motion too it, condensed, has depth too it.

Production method: Sable or script. 

Anatomy: Illustrative extensions of some strokes, legs, some letters ornate elements interactive with each other like the g that merges with the W in the word want. 

Identity: Blackletter, traditional style. 

Character: Decorative, ornate, elegant, feminine, floral. 

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Production methods: Origins of this gothic style font would be lead.

Anatomy: The line and stroke weight looks consistent with slight lightness added to horizontal strokes. The Apex on the A is rounded off as are the terminal ends of the strokes, this is a lightweight example of this sans serif typeface. 

Identity: Unknown designer used for Fox's signature biscuits, traditional typeface for a traditional recipe biscuit.

Character: Lightweight and delicate in its use here, appears quite decorative with its complimenting patterned border with elements of minimalism through the typeface simple centre positioning. 

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Production method: Gothic, lead, sans serif. 

Anatomy: Consistent heavy/bold weight, very structured, compressed glyphs. 

Identity: Monotype, modern logo

Character: Corporate, Geometric, simple, clean. 

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Production method: Digital, gothic. 

Anatomy: Consistant line weight, squared off terminals, condensed glyphs, square curves of bowls, acute angles on spines and legs, overall semi bold weight, uppercase characters. Monospace letterforms.

Identity: Designed by Apleoig, Type specimen, square grotesque. 

Character: Thin, condensed, accurate, looks very digital and "code" like, cryptic style. 

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Production method: Woodblock. Gothic.

Anatomy: Angular elements instead of curves creating a sort of hexagon style aesthetic, medium weigh, consistent line weight, uppercase, squared of terminals. 

Identity: Sans serif, based on a square grotesque style in context of a Tshirt design. 

Character: Hexagon shape influences, squared off curves. 

Production method: Hand rendered in chalk. 

Anatomy: Uppercase, contrasting line weight, uneven stems. 

Identity: Book cover header font.

Character: Irregular, inconsistent, scribble, scruffy. 

Production method: Lead or stone. Roman font. 

Anatomy: Subtle triangular serifs, very small in contrast to the consistent heavy weight strokes, small aperture in counters.

Identity: Glyphic serif.

Character: Image incorporated with type, medieval style, very moody sort of aesthetics. 

Production method: Lead. Gothic. 

Anatomy: Round edges of terminals and joints, short stems, medium weight lines, no curves, uppercase.

Identity: Modern style of grotesque sans serif. 

Character: Compressed and sturdy characters with equal width and height. Light hearted, softness. 

Production method: Lead. Gothic. 

Anatomy: Light weight line weights, lowercase, very short ascender, very short stokes coming off glyphs with bowls, contrasting larger weight dot over the 'j' 

Identity: Geometric sans serif. 

Character: Delicate, geometric, simple, balanced, consistent. 

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Production Method: Stone. Serif typeface looks like an old style face.

Anatomy: Extended stem passing baseline on 'R'. Perfect circular 'o' all uppercase in a range of regular and lightweight faces. 

Identity: Context used on a book, fits its context well very traditional medieval feel for a book that reads about war an dragons. 
Character: Mediaval, agressive, sharp and slightly calligraphic with some terminal ends like on the 'R'

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Production method: Sable. Script font. 

Anatomy: Tapered terminals contrast with squared terminals, 

Identity: Casual script font. Traditional. 

Character: Subtle use of ornate extensions on terminal ends and script like ligatures, very scruffy and illegible with the 'p' and 's' in 'septic'

Production method: Stone. Roman category. 

Anatomy: Contrasting weights in horizontal and vertical stems/strokes and spines. Rounded terminal end on 'a' contrasts with angular and sharp serifs on other glyphs. Long extended serifs on 'S'. Lowercase with one uppercase character within the header. 
Identity: Transitional serif.

Character: Traditional, accurate, quite corporate and professional looking, accurate details. 

Production method: Bone. 

Anatomy: Bold weight, squared bowls and curves, short descenders and ascenders, triangular terminals.  

Identity: Blackletter script type. 

Character: Ornate, traditional, medieval, sharp, angular, evil, dark. 

Production method: Digital. Gothic. 

Anatomy: Contrasting bold and light weight stokes, constant stroke width in both, squared off joints, short descenders.

Identity: Geometric sans serif. 

Character: Irregular, unbalanced, contrasting, mechanical, bad attempt at geometric type. Condensed. 

A B C D E

Production method: A:Wood B:Sable C:Lead D:Stone E:Woodblock

Anatomy: They all share consistent weights in line apart from 'b' it slightly thins on diagonal strokes. A combination of heavy weights, light weights, 'E' has very solid square serifs, 'd' has triangular serifs.

Identity: A:Grotesque sans serif B:Casual script C:Grotesque sans serif D:Glyphic serif E:Slab serif

Character: Playful combination of styles of type, contrasting, decorative, solid, delicate, condensed, sharp, soft. 

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Production Method: Lead origins gothic font. Neo grotesque sans serif.  

Anatomy: Lightweight typeface in mostly lowercase, short ascenders and even spacing within bowl depth and descender. Quite circular 'o' very geometric overall feel. 

Identity: Modern typeface, maybe a lightweight Helvetica used here in context of high end electrical branding.

Character: Delicate yet accurate, has a corporate yet clean feel.