Type Comparisons

Purchase a pad of 108p x 144p (18 x 24 in.) drawing paper, pencils, and black tempera paint. Listen to the introduction to each of the related typefaces. Then, select five of these faces to study. Excluding Ii, Jj, or Ll, draw in pencil the contours of the same upper- or lower-case letter for each of your five faces as large and as accurately as possible on the 108p x 144p drawing paper, being careful not to distort the proportions of the letterforms as you go. Complete as many of these drawings in-class as you are able, and finish them outside of class if necessary. When you’ve finished the drawings, fill the pencil contours in with black tempera to make a solid, black letter.

TC1-Garamonds.pdf
Garamonds (1 of 3): Jannon, Adobe Garamond, Garamond 3,
Berthold Garamond, Stempel Garamond, Sabon, and Galliard.

TC2-Classes.pdf
Classes (2 of 3): Albertus, Centaur, Fette Fraktur, Berthold Baskerville, Bauer Bodoni, Snell Roundhand, and Clarendon.

TC3-Sans.pdf
Sans Serifs (3 of 3): Frutiger, Monotype Grotesque, Akzidenz Grotesk, Univers 55, Helvetica, Syntax, Futura

This assignment is from the class Typography I.