Daily Dose of DTP: 13. When in Rome...

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Daily Dose of DTP 13. When in Rome... From Jacci Howard Bear, your Guide to Desktop Publishing Yesterday we looked at three terms that divide fonts into groups based more or less on how they are constructed. Today I've got three more groups for you that classify fonts roughly by overall look and purpose. Trust me, these history lessons really are important. Later on when you read a tutorial that tells you to use a Roman font I don't want you wasting time searching through all your font CDs trying to find a font called 'Roman.' Class Notes: This is not simply a word-a-day course. The lessons follow a specific order in roughly the following groupings: General concepts > Things you need > Font specifics > Image specifics > Prepress & Printing > Rules & Tutorials (bold indicates the stage in which this lesson falls) Today's Definitions Roman Most of the fonts we use are Roman. Italic No, it's not a salad dressing and it's more than just some slanted fonts. Blackletter People use to read entire books of this stuff? Today's Trivia Carved in Stone A common saying in many fields, including design, is that "nothing is carved in stone." It means that things change, flexibility is allowed. Even such ingrained rules as "never set script type in all caps" or "serif fonts are more readable than sans serif" can be and are broken every day. But some font matters are carved in stone -- literally. The classic Roman letterform upon which many serif fonts are based can be traced to an inscription carved in stone at the base of a monument erected by the Roman emperor Trajan in AD 106-113. Learn more... This email is written by: Jacci Howard Bear Desktop Publishing Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'Daily Dose of DTP' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement