I learned a lot about Typography. Typography is, according to M. Butterick, "visual component of the written word," and it's important because it reinforces the meaning of text, like those of signs and titles. The quote "Each font has a personality and purpose" means that certain fonts were made for certain things. Take Comic Sans, for instance. Comic Sans is meant for non-serious matters, and it's a basically laid back font. But because it's been used on serious stuff, it has been hated, simply because it wasn't used for its purpose. There are five different types of fonts: Serif, Sans Serif, Monoscript, Script/Handwritten, and Novelty. Serif fonts are fonts that have "feet," which are points of the bottom of the letters. Serif is used for print and large blocks of text. Sans Serif is a font that is similar to Serif, but the letters have no "feet." The font I'm using, Quicksand, has no feet, so it's a Sans Serif font. Sans Serif is used all over the web, and it's great for titles, headings, and small blocks of text. Monospace is a certain type of font in which the letters use the same amount of space. It's not good for large blocks of text, but it's used in coding. Script, or Handwritten is a font where, hence its name, looks like it's been written by hand. These fonts are cursive or calligraphic, sometimes making it hard to read. It's perfect for large headlines and logos. The final typeface is Novelty. Novelty fonts are ones that are made to grab attention. They're flashy, but have to be used sparingly, because their popularity comes and goes. Typeface ComparisonWhat I was supposed to do for the Typeface Comparison project was to list the five typefaces (Serif, Sans Serif, Monospaced, Handwritten, and Novelty) write some text one of those typefaces, rinse and repeat, but with a different typeface. What I did is down below. Word PortraitsIn Word Portraits, we were supposed to find ten fonts and list what word goes with that font, and list another word that doesn't.
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