RATIONALE
A typeface is defined by the name of the publisher, family,
weight, posture and width.
CONCEPT
Describing Type
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What is the difference between a slanted typeface and an
italic typeface?
•
Italic
type
has
poor
readability.
Slanted type
has
good
readability.
•
Italic type is designed specifically to slant to the right. Slanted type is
regular
type
that
is
slanted
by
a
machine.
•
Italic type has serifs. Slanted type is sans-serif.
•
Italic type is computer generated. Slanted type is based on hand-
crafted
script.
RATIONALE
Italic type is designed to slant to the right. Slanted
type is regular type that is slanted by a machine.
Typeface design includes postures and weights. A typeface designer
may opt to only include the standard posture in a typeface, but that
typeface can later be artificially slanted by graphic design software.
CONCEPT
Italic, Script, and Decorative Type
13
Which type alignments are easiest to read?
•
Left
and
centered
alignments
•
Left and justified alignments
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