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    This document provides an introduction to lettering and different typefaces. It defines lettering as the technical construction of letters or words according to a specific typeface. Common typefaces discussed include Gothic, Roman, Italic, and Old Style. Gothic is characterized by formal, striking strokes. Roman has thick and thin strokes with small serifs. Italic is a slanted, cursive style. Old Style has contrasting thick and thin strokes with curved lines and angled serifs. The document also discusses calligraphy, cursive writing, and how letters can be presented as uppercase, lowercase, italics, bold, or normal in digital fonts.

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    This document provides an introduction to lettering and different typefaces. It defines lettering as the technical construction of letters or words according to a specific typeface. Common typefaces discussed include Gothic, Roman, Italic, and Old Style. Gothic is characterized by formal, striking strokes. Roman has thick and thin strokes with small serifs. Italic is a slanted, cursive style. Old Style has contrasting thick and thin strokes with curved lines and angled serifs. The document also discusses calligraphy, cursive writing, and how letters can be presented as uppercase, lowercase, italics, bold, or normal in digital fonts.

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    This document provides an introduction to lettering and different typefaces. It defines lettering as the technical construction of letters or words according to a specific typeface. Common typefaces discussed include Gothic, Roman, Italic, and Old Style. Gothic is characterized by formal, striking strokes. Roman has thick and thin strokes with small serifs. Italic is a slanted, cursive style. Old Style has contrasting thick and thin strokes with curved lines and angled serifs. The document also discusses calligraphy, cursive writing, and how letters can be presented as uppercase, lowercase, italics, bold, or normal in digital fonts.

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    This document provides an introduction to lettering and different typefaces. It defines lettering as the technical construction of letters or words according to a specific typeface. Common typefaces discussed include Gothic, Roman, Italic, and Old Style. Gothic is characterized by formal, striking strokes. Roman has thick and thin strokes with small serifs. Italic is a slanted, cursive style. Old Style has contrasting thick and thin strokes with curved lines and angled serifs. The document also discusses calligraphy, cursive writing, and how letters can be presented as uppercase, lowercase, italics, bold, or normal in digital fonts.

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    SUBJECT: FINE ART

    CLASS: JS 2
    TERM: EASTER
    WEEK: THREE
    TOPIC: LETTERING
    Introduction
    Before the introduction of computer as a tool for graphic design, graphic works were usually
    done manually. Certain principles were employed as a guide to successful graphic
    production. Very crucial to a graphic design is being skillful in the construction of
    alphabets. This is because graphic design often involves words and these must be technically
    constructed.
    Definition
    Lettering is the technical and appropriate construction of letters or words according to a
    specific typeface.
    Lettering otherwise known as typography is also the study of /art of writing letters. The
    different forms of lettering are known as Typefaces. With the emergence of computer,
    typefaces became digital and referred to as Fonts with same attributes of the traditional
    typefaces. The following are some common typefaces; Gothic (block), Romans, Old Style.
    1. Gothic (Blackletter): This is a typeface characterized by an formal, striking and
    ornamental strokes. This was developed at the time gothic architecture ruled Europe.
    They are also called San-serif, Blackletter or Block printing. Example

    2. Roman: This typeface is characterized by thick and thin strokes with small serifs.
    Serifs are the projecting edges of the letters. Roman typeface capitals are shorter than
    the ascenders.

    3. Italic: This is a typeface which is stylistic cursive and slightly slants to the right. It got
    its name because calligraphy inspired typefaces were initially developed in Roman
    Empire.
    4. Old Style: This is a typeface characterized by contrast between thick and thins as well
    as curved strokes with inclined axis to the left. Serifs appear bracketed and head serifs
    look angled.

    Calligraphy
    This is free hand pen lettering. It involves the use of pen (either factory made or improvised).
    The calligraphy pen usually has nibs of different sizes of flat edge. Having ruled for the right
    spacing and deciding the body, cap-line, t-line, descender and ascender, the flat part of the
    nib is held against the paper at about 45degree.

    Cursive Writing
    This is a form of writing/lettering in which the letters are written connected/joined in a
    flowing manner for faster rendition as opposed to block letters. They are at times referred to
    as scripts, e.g brush scripts

    Brush Scripts
    Uppercase, Lowercase, Italics, Bold and Normal
    In lettering, the presentation of letter, usually regarded as capital letter is called uppercases
    in computer/digital fonts while those regarded as small letters are called lowercases. The
    slanting form of writing any of the typefaces in computer/digital fonts is called Italics
    (italiced). Italics was originally a traditional typeface but this attribute was given to some
    fonts in the computer/digital font era. Lettering can also be bold or normal. When they are
    bold, they appear heavier, thicker and darker.

    UPPERCASE lowercase BOLD


    NORMAL Italics

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