Semester Reflection

   Throughout this semester, I have definitely learned a lot about graphics, designs, and of course graphic designing. I have learned a lot about art through all of our assignments. I learned about color schemes and what other things in a design can mean. Everything in a design can have a meaning or purpose. There are different ideas, feelings, or emotions that designers try to get you to feel when you look at their images or works. It is a really complicated area of study but it can be really fun, you just have to let yourself and your imagination run freely.
   Next semester, I want to work on getting my details just right and work on my craftsmanship. I want to try to erase my little mistakes that I am making now. I don't really know what projects or techniques I want to learn how to do next year, but I am up for anything. :)

Review Week 17

After reading the article "Who shot the serif?" on www.ilovetypography.com, I did learn some new things that I didn't already know about letters in general and serifs. I didn't know that the parts of letters have a name. The serifs on the letter i are connected to the "stem" of the letter. There are a lot of other body parts of the letter as well, like the counter and bowl of the letter a, the spine of the letter s, etc. Also, I learned that the origin of the word serif is a little bit of a mystery. The word "sanserif" was actually discovered/noted first, before serif was. There are many kinds of serifs, but the two main types are Adnate and Abrupt.

Review Week 16

How many points are in an inch? How many points are in a pica?
~72 pts in an inch; 12 pts in a pica
Of the seven classifications, which classification(s) would best work as body type? Why?
~Sans serif fonts; because they are easy on the eyes when reading and simple
Identify the lowercase characters that have ascenders?
~t, f, h, k, l, b
Identify the lowercase characters that have descenders?
~q, y, p, g, j

 This font is Modern:
 
There are serifs that are perfectly horizontal.

This font is Script:
 
It looks like a type of handwriting.

This font is Decorative:
  
It doesn't really fall under any of the other classifications and also has a sort of theme.


This font is Sans serif:

It is very plain and simple. It doesn't have a serif. It is easy to read. Its strokes are uniform in weight and have a monotone appearance.

This font is Blackletter:

There are a lot of differences with thick and thin strokes within each letter. It resembles calligraphy.


This font is Old Style:
 
The letters have angled/wedged serifs.


This font is Slab Serif:


It has a uniform line weight and thicker, square serifs.