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Type anatomy: Caleb McEnderfer

Posted on March 8, 2018 by mcenderferdtc355

This confederate currency uses multiple fonts, but this side only has one font and it is quite large comparing to the other side.  This typeface is uppercase and the serifs do not dip below the baseline as you can see … Continue reading →

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Type Anatomy: Isabella Troiani

Posted on March 8, 2018 by isabellatroiani

The book “Of the Friendship of Amis and Amile” was one of the first books in the MASC that caught my attention. The book was published by Kelmscott Press, which is a private press created by William Morris in the … Continue reading →

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Type Anatomy Joshua Murphy

Posted on March 8, 2018 by joshuamurphyarchive

The font that I have chosen to write about for my type anatomy analysis  comes from Copper Canyon Press in Port Angeles, WA. The examples of it that I have came from our classes visit to the MASC. The example … Continue reading →

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Type Anatomy: Alex Hagen

Posted on March 8, 2018 by alexwh1996

Looking through the various documents in the MASC, one that really caught my eye was this typography example I found in the book The Fleuron. I was entranced by the eye-catching and bold forms and shapes, as well as the … Continue reading →

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Type Anatomy: Lexi Day

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Lexi Day

For my example, I chose to took at the fairytale type book Of The Friendship of Amis and Amile by William Morris, which was published in 1894. The book is 67 pages and categorized as “medieval poetry”. 500 copies were published … Continue reading →

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Type Anatomy: Aaché Howard-McDaniel

Posted on March 8, 2018 by aacheshm

      The example I chose to write about is a German imprinted bible from 1480, but the text is written in Latin. What caught my attention in this text were the design choices the author made. Instead of … Continue reading →

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Type Anatomy: Kathleen Zimmerman

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Kathleen Zimmerman

I was drawn to this type because it is about Pullman and because it uses both serif and san-serif fonts. This prohibition leaflet was made in 1936 by the Pullman Council for Social Betterment. It was printed with type rather … Continue reading →

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Type Anatomy: Cody Li

Posted on March 8, 2018 by codyli

One of the texts that stood out to me was the Chinese one, where the characters were ‘stamped’ onto the pages. I say stamped because there are indications that led me to such suggestion. Another indication that led me to … Continue reading →

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Type Anatomy: Thomas Chiou

Posted on March 8, 2018 by thomaschiou

Designers uses typefaces as a design element for different audience, and situation. There are many different forms, variations of typefaces to choose from. It was first modeled on calligraphy and was later printed from the machine. Typography evolved throughout the … Continue reading →

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Type Anatomy: Travis Thoms

Posted on March 8, 2018 by travisthomas179

For my pieces I actually decided to focus on a book that was not one of the original choices presented, I found some old Seattle City Directory books, or basically an old phone/address book for all of people and businesses … Continue reading →

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