Design School: Type

Table of contents

1. Introduction
2. 1. Type Classifications
   1. Descriptions and Classifications
      1. Humanist
      2. Old Style
      3. Transitional
      4. Modern
      5. Slab Serif
      6. Sans Serif
         1. Grotesque
         2. Neo-Grotesque
         3. Geometric
         4. Humanist
      7. Glyphic
      8. Script (Formal, Casual, Calligraphic)
      9. Decorative
      10. Blackletter (Textura, Bastarda, Fraktur, Rotunda)
   2. Test your Knowledge
3. 2. Terminology
   1. Type Anatomy
   2. Serif Anatomy
   3. Terminal Anatomy
   4. Key Typographic Terms
   5. Test your Knowledge
4. 3. Characters and Glyphs
   1. Variations in Typographic Forms
   2. Character and Glyph Types
      1. Small Caps
      2. Figures
      3. Ligatures
      4. Fractions
      5. Swash Characters
      6. Non-Typographic Glyphs
      7. Punctuation Marks
      8. Question Marks, Apostrophes, and Prime Symbols
      9. Parentheses and Brackets
      10. Dashes and Hyphens
      11. Typographic Glyphs
      12. Intellectual Property Glyphs
      13. Currency Glyphs
      14. Mathematical Glyphs
      15. Other Typographic Characters
      16. Bullets
      17. Diacritical Marks
      18. End Marks
      19. Initial Letters
      20. Paragraph and Section Marks
   3. Standard Keyboard Functions
   4. Test your Knowledge
5. 4. Typographic Principles
   1. Measurement
   2. Spacing
      1. Letter Spacing
      2. Kerning
      3. Word Spacing
      4. Line Spacing
   3. Alignment
   4. Readability and Legibility
   5. Emphasis and Hierarchy
   6. Test your Knowledge
6. 5. Selecting Typefaces
   1. By Context
   2. For Visual Harmony
   3. Test your Knowledge
7. 6. Typography in Practice
8. Test your Knowledge Answers
9. Resources
10. Bibliography
11. Index
12. Credits