Type Journal

Type Journal

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.