Pertemuan 5 Identitas Huruf “Serif-Transitional” dan “Serif-Modern” Matakuliah: U0443/Tipografi I Tahun: 2008

Bina Nusantara University 3 LearningOutcomes Pada akhir pertemuan ini, diharapkan mahasiswa akan mampu :  Menunjukkan ciri-ciri huruf “Serif-Modern”.  Membandingkan dan membuat detail bentuk pada setiap jenis huruf “Serif-Modern”.

Bina Nusantara University 4 OutlineMaterial  Bodoni  Didot  Modern No.20

Bina Nusantara University 5 “Serif-Transitional”

Bina Nusantara University 6 Huruf “Serif-Modern” The moderns are the opposite of old style fonts. These fonts typically have more character, and more attitude than their old style counterparts, and can be used to add character to a document rather than to typeset a long piece. However, nothing is black and white. They are based on the designs popular in the 19th century and later. Known as Didone.

Bina Nusantara University 7 “Serif-Modern” Example of “Serif-Modern” are : Bodoni Didot Modern No.20

Bina Nusantara University Bodoni Giambattista Bodoni of Parma, Italy, has been called the king of printers and the printer of kings. He designed and cut his typefaces at the end of the eighteenth century. The Bodoni is recognized by its high contrast between thick and thin strokes, pure vertical stress, and hairline serifs. It is one of the most explicitly classical typefaces in any library. Born in Saluzzo, Piedmont, Italy, died in Parma, Italy – engraver, type designer, typographer, printer, publisher. Giambatistta Bodoni

Bina Nusantara University Bodoni Structure of Bodoni

Bina Nusantara University Didot Didot is a very elegant rendition of the 18th-century French typeface -- Didot. This design took the earlier Italian neo-classical model (Bodoni) to a new level of refinement, with fully rationalized shapes and delicate hairlines. Didot accentuates these qualities, providing a classical text face with a clear and modern voice. The companion face -- Didot Display -- optimizes the proportions, spacing and hairlines for use at large sizes. Firmin Didot, born 1764 in Paris, France, died 1836 in Mesnic-sur- l’Estrée, France – punch cutter, type founder, printer, publisher, author. Studied classical languages. 1783: cuts his first typefaces and reworks his father’s roman alphabets. Firmin Didot

Bina Nusantara University Didot Structure of Didot