Typography | Task 2 Typographic Exploration & Communication
27/5/24 - 14/6/24（week 6 - week 8） Gao Yuan Yi 0373945 Typography Task 2 Typographic Exploration & Communication Lecture Week 5 T ypo_5_Understanding 1. Understanding letterforms The uppercase letter forms below suggest symmetry, but in fact it is not symmetrical. lt is easy to see the two different stroke weights of the Baskerville stroke form (below); more noteworthy is the fact that each bracket connecting the serif to the stem has a unique arc. Fig.1.1 Baskerville 'A' The uppercase letter forms may appear symmetrical, but a close examination shows that the width of the left slope is thinner than the right stroke. Both Baskerville (previous) and Univers (below) demonstrate the meticulous care a type designer takes to create letterforms that are both internally harmonious and individually expressive. Fig.1.2 Univers 'A' The complexity of each individual letterform is neatly demonstrated by examining the lowercase 'a' of two seemingly similar sans-serif