Elements
of Typographic Style Questions
179-197 (The State of the Art)
179-197 (The State of the Art)
1.
What is Unicode? What is included in it? What
are some of its standards?
Unicode is the first version of a standard set of characters of the size 2^16=65,536 created in the 1980’s and published in the 1990’s. What is included in Unicode is being embedded in computers and major digital founders have adopted it for the new encoding standard. Some Unicode standards are the global glyphs/characters for other languages such as Latin, Arabic, Chinese and many others. It now has 1,048,576 characters.
2.
Give an example of a manual, random, and programmed
variation in type. What is the difference?
An example of a manual variation in type is the standard font that was originally used. Manual variations include extra glyphs for certain characters. An example of a random variation in type is if the user chooses their own variation of the type. For example, if the user is using physical materials such as pen and ink (hand printed), wood, and other materials. This is an older and more distinguished variation. An example of a programmed variation in type is the software that uses single glyphs. This is the most common method of achieving typographic variation. The difference between the three is that they can be used in many different kinds of ways. Each variation is unique from one another.
An example of a manual variation in type is the standard font that was originally used. Manual variations include extra glyphs for certain characters. An example of a random variation in type is if the user chooses their own variation of the type. For example, if the user is using physical materials such as pen and ink (hand printed), wood, and other materials. This is an older and more distinguished variation. An example of a programmed variation in type is the software that uses single glyphs. This is the most common method of achieving typographic variation. The difference between the three is that they can be used in many different kinds of ways. Each variation is unique from one another.
3.
What is the difference between a bitmapped and
Postscript/TrueType font?
The difference between a bitmapped font and Postscript/TrueType font is that a bitmapped font is defined by the addition and subtraction of pixels. It is also defined by scalable outlines. A Postscript/TrueType font uses outlines as well, but the letters have more splines that can be perfectly adjusted to the user’s needs. There are fewer mathematical points. Postscript is used by Adobe systems, while Microsoft uses TrueType.
The difference between a bitmapped font and Postscript/TrueType font is that a bitmapped font is defined by the addition and subtraction of pixels. It is also defined by scalable outlines. A Postscript/TrueType font uses outlines as well, but the letters have more splines that can be perfectly adjusted to the user’s needs. There are fewer mathematical points. Postscript is used by Adobe systems, while Microsoft uses TrueType.
4.
How does printing influence type? List several
ways working with the printer can help type's appearance.
Printing influences type in many a lot of different ways. When designing a page, that page is assuming what you are designing is for print. It influences that margin width, and the overall shaping of the pages. It also influences the font and typeface choice. All of these factor into how the page will print and look. Working with the printer can help the type’s appearance by making sure that the printed version will be the best that it can be. The final printed version of anything will be more composed and correctly thought out if it is well planned out before by using the correct kinds of ink, paper, margins, etc.
Printing influences type in many a lot of different ways. When designing a page, that page is assuming what you are designing is for print. It influences that margin width, and the overall shaping of the pages. It also influences the font and typeface choice. All of these factor into how the page will print and look. Working with the printer can help the type’s appearance by making sure that the printed version will be the best that it can be. The final printed version of anything will be more composed and correctly thought out if it is well planned out before by using the correct kinds of ink, paper, margins, etc.
5.
In the last page of the chapter, it says
"One good typeface is better and more useful than fifty thousand poor
ones. Here as always, good means several things." Explain this statement
(without directly copying from the book).
The statement means that when you pick a font you should be sure the letterforms are perfectly contrived and convincing. Making sure the glyphs are well sized and formed also makes for one good typeface. It also needs to look “good” printed as well as digitally. It needs to be aesthetically pleasing as well as technically perfect.
The statement means that when you pick a font you should be sure the letterforms are perfectly contrived and convincing. Making sure the glyphs are well sized and formed also makes for one good typeface. It also needs to look “good” printed as well as digitally. It needs to be aesthetically pleasing as well as technically perfect.
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