Parts of a Letter

In Parts of a Letter, one is introduced to the many components of letters or typography. Typography is the style and appearance of printed matter and the art or procedure of arranging type or processing data and printing from it. Each letter began with its’ very own mark, but by adding certain unique aspects to a letter; it becomes unique to all letterforms. The most common typography is built from the serif and sans serif composition. Each letter has its’ very own composition and a precise formation of the letter. For instance, a common trait for all letters is the baseline but the type of letter, lower or caps determine the height of these. Based on the many components of letters and the several hundred fonts, there is a huge variety of how these components are executed to form and evolve into a new fonts.

I found this reading very relatable to our current project and I am now curious to review the FUTURA font in detail to see if it contains these many aspects. I have always loved looking at the many fonts, but I never actually took into account the formation and unique aspects of each font. This reading has been very informant and will allow me to really consider and contemplate fonts for posters in the near future.