Typeface Classification, 1953

. . IZMIR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN Alessandro Segalini, Department of Visual Communication Design: http://homes.ieu.edu.tr/asegalini CLASSIFICATIONS

Basic glossary of Typeface Anatomy . . IZMIR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN Alessandro Segalini, Department of Visual Communication Design: http://homes.ieu.edu.tr/asegalini CLASSIFICATIONS

Maximilien Vox’s Typeface Classification, 1953

TypefaceTypeface exampleTypefaceTypeface example example English example English English English French FrenchFrenchFrench DescriptionDescriptionDescriptionDescription

PastonchiPastonchiPastonchiPastonchiHumanistic HumanisticHumanisticHumanistic Humanes HumanesHumanesHumanes First roman Firstcharacters. romanFirstFirst romancharacters. roman characters. characters.

Garaldic GaraldicGaraldicGaraldic Garaldes GaraldesGaraldesGaraldes "Garamond"Garamond + Aldus""Garamond"Garamond + Aldus" + Aldus" + Aldus" GaramondGaramondGaramondGaramond 16–17th century16–17th origins16–17th century16–17th century origins century origins origins Better thick/thinBetter contrast. Betterthick/thinBetter thick/thin contrast. thick/thin contrast. contrast.

TransitionalTransitionalTransitionalTransitional Réales RéalesRéalesRéales Bridge betweenBridge GaraldicBridge betweenBridge betweenand Garaldic between Garaldic and Garaldic and and BaskervilleBaskervilleBaskervilleBaskerville Didones. MoreDidones. upright,Didones. MoreDidones. upright,More More upright, upright, delineated contrast.delineateddelineateddelineated contrast. contrast. contrast.

Didonic DidonicDidonicDidonic Didones DidonesDidonesDidones "Didot + Bodoni""Didot"Didot + Bodoni""Didot + Bodoni" + Bodoni" BodoniBodoniBodoniBodoni High contrastHigh between contrastHighHigh contrastthick between contrast between thick between thick thick and thin lines.and thinand lines. andthin thinlines. lines.

MechanisticMechanisticMechanisticMechanisticMécanes MécanesMécanesMécanes Geometric andGeometric IndustrialGeometricGeometric and from Industrial and andIndustrial from Industrial from from GizaGizaGizaGiza the 19th century.the 19ththe century. 19ththe 19th century. century. Egyptian-typeEgyptian-type faces.Egyptian-typeEgyptian-type faces. faces. faces.

Lineal Lineal LinealLineal Linéales LinéalesLinéalesLinéales Sans serif withSans uniform serifSans withSans seriflines uniform serif withof with uniform lines uniform of lines lines of of Gill SansGillGill SansGill Sans Sans varying thicknesses:varyingvarying thicknesses:varying thicknesses: thicknesses: Ultra thin toUltra bold thin weights.Ultra toUltra thin bold thinto weights. bold to bold weights. weights.

Incised IncisedIncisedIncised Incises IncisesIncisesIncises Resembles Resemblesa LatinResembles inscription.Resembles a Latin a inscription. Latin a Latin inscription. inscription. TrajanTrajanTrajanTrajan Titling fonts,Titling devoid Titlingfonts, ofTitling devoidfonts, fonts, devoid of devoid of of lowercase. lowercase.lowercase.lowercase.

Script Script ScriptScript Scriptes ScriptesScriptesScriptes Imitates cursiveImitates writing.Imitates cursiveImitates cursive writing. cursive writing. writing. ShelleyShelley AndanteShelleyShelley Andante Andante Andante Letters mayLetters or mayLetters may notLetters or may may may or not may or may not not conjoin. conjoin.conjoin.conjoin.

Manual ManualManualManual Manuaires ManuairesManuairesManuaires Evocative ofEvocative hand-renderedEvocative ofEvocative hand-rendered of hand-rendered of hand-rendered Bolide BolideBolideBolide letters. letters.letters. letters.

Black LetterBlack LetterBlackBlack Letter LetterFractures FracturesFracturesFractures "Gothic" or" "Fraktur"Gothic""Gothic" or "faces. Gothic""Fraktur" or "Fraktur" or faces. "Fraktur" faces. faces. VadstenakursiveVadstenakursiveVadstenakursiveVadstenakursive Used particularlyUsed particularlyinUsed Germany.Used particularly particularly in Germany. in Germany. in Germany.

Non-Latins Non-LatinsNon-LatinsNon-Latins Non-LatinesNon-LatinesNon-LatinesNon-LatinesTypeface thatTypeface usesTypeface a non-LatinthatTypeface uses that a that usesnon-Latin uses a non-Latin a non-Latin ¤Бксцч (Tatlin¤Бксцч Cyrillic)¤Бксцч ¤Бксцч(Tatlin Cyrillic) (Tatlin (Tatlin Cyrillic) Cyrillic) alphabet. alphabet.alphabet.alphabet.

Times GreekTimesTimes(Times GreekTimes Greek) Greek (TimesGreek Greek)(Times(Times Greek) Greek) TYPOgraphy, . . TM AYX I MPI OL I E IZMIRNg VrOaX UNIVERSITY pC L AhS SyI F,I C A TOFI O NECONOMICS FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN Alessandro Segalini, Department of Visual Communication Design: http://homes.ieu.edu.tr/asegalini CLASSIFICATIONS TM AYX I MPI OL I E Ng VrOaX pC L AhS SyI F,I C A T I O N M A X I M I L I E N V O X C L A S S I F I C A T I O N M A X I M I L I E N V O X C L A S S I F I C A T I O N TYHPumOanisgtic raphy, Antique Roman Transitional M A X I M I L I E N V O X C L A S S I F I C A T I O N Humani‘Voxstic ı3’ Typeface ClassificationAntique Roma n & Historical SynopsisTransitional Humanistic Antique Roman Transitional Humanistic Antique Roman Transitional

Humanistic Antique Roman Transitional

Egyptian Modern Roman New Transitional

Egyptian Modern Roman New Transitional Egyptian Modern Roman New Transitional

Egyptian Modern Roman New Transitional

Linear Grotesque Linear Neogrotesque Linear Geometric

Linear Grotesque Linear Neogrotesque Linear Geometric Linear Grotesque Linear Neogrotesque Linear Geometric

Linear Grotesque Linear Neogrotesque Linear Geometric

Linear Humanistic Stone Carved Calligraphic

Linear Humanistic Stone Carved Calligraphic Linear Humanistic Stone Carved Calligraphic

Linear Humanistic Stone Carved Calligraphic

Stylized

Stylized Stylized

Stylized . . IZMIR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN Alessandro Segalini, Department of Visual Communication Design: http://homes.ieu.edu.tr/asegalini CLASSIFICATIONS

Aldo Novarese’s Typeface Classification, 1957 . . IZMIR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN Alessandro Segalini, Department of Visual Communication Design: http://homes.ieu.edu.tr/asegalini CLASSIFICATIONS

Robert Bringhurst’s Typeface Historical Synopsis, 1997

Renaissance Baroque 14-16 centuries 17-18 centuries

Neoclassic Romantic mid 18 century late 18 century

Realist Modernist, Geometric late 19 century beginning 20 century

Modernist, Lyric Postmodern 20 century mid 20 century