Classification of Type
The Vox System of 1954 created by Maximilien Vox
*Humane
*Gerald
*Reale
*Didone
*Mecane
*Lineale
-Grotesque
-Geometric
*Incise (Glyphic)
*Scripte
*Manuaire
The British Standard adopted in 1967
*Humane
*Gerald
*Traditional
*Didone
*Slab Serif
*Lineal
-Grotesque
-Geometric
*Incised
*Script
*Graphic
-Black Letter
-Non-Latin
The American Standard
*Old-Style
*Traditional
*Modern
*Slab Serif
*Sans Serif
*Neo-Grotesque
*Humanist
*Latin
*Script
*Brush
*Blackletter
*Non-Latin
*Decorative
Because of the becoming of the digital age the large range of new type has created new classes of type.
Catherine Dixon created the Dixon classification system based on formal attributes.
1 Construction
2 Shape
3 Modeling
4 Terminals
5 Proportions
6 Weight
7 Key Characteristics
8 Decoration
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THE GRID
A division of space by horizontal and vertical lines that is used to structure content and form.
FUNCTIONS OF A MARGIN
1 All the type needed is present and intact.
2 Keep words from being lost or chopped.
3 Keeps our eyes on the page
Text needs room to breath.
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Design Genres
THE CLASSICAL BOOK
Also called the Manuscript Grid, it has optimal proportions between the main text, margins, and page spread.
THE MODERN PAPERBACK BOOK
With narrow margins, this grid maximizes space with symmetry and single text blocks.
THE TEXT-ORIENTED
Organizes less prominent images alongside the text.
IMAGE-ORIENTED PERIODICAL
Organizes large images and captions.
CORPORATE COLLATERAL
This function is applicable over a wide range established by constant relationship between elements across the pages.
THE NEWSPAPER
The article lengths tend to be specified by the number of columns needed for flexibility to maximize multiple information.
THE NEWSLETTER
This grid flows and floats text within column frames.
THE WEBSITE
Basic HTML code can position elements in relation to the upper left most pixel. It has become expected to have universal and navigational menus along the top and left side of the browser.
THE WEBLOG
Similar to that of a college or wide rule paper the blog has navigation on both the left and right side of the pages with the main body of texts in the middle.
