1. Typography

2. Type Classifications 1. Black Letter (Manuscript, Old English) 2. Roman or Serif (Old Style, Transitional, Modern) 3. Sans Serif 4. Slab Serif (Egyptian) 5. Script (Cursive) 6. Novelty (Decorative)

3. Black Letter Also called: Manuscript or Old English Early printers emulated hand lettering of the local area.

4. Black Letter ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890

5. Roman or Serif 1469-1470: Nicolas Jensen (master engraver) developed the first Roman lowercase letters.

6. Roman or Serif Oldstyle Transitional Modern

7. Roman or Serif ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890 KITE

8. Roman or Serif Different Types of Serifs

9. Sans Serif Sans is French for “without” ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890

11. Slab Serif Often called Egyptian Heavy slabs for serifs ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890

12. Script Often called Cursive ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890

13. Novelty Often called Decorative ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890

14. Activity Create a small sketch of each of the 6 classifications on one page of your sketchbook.

15. Black Letter Aa

16. Roman or Serif Aa

17. Sans Serif Aa

18. Slab Serif Aa

19. Script or Cursive Aa

20. Novelty Aa