Job:03171 Title:Typography Referenced (Rockport)
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Job:03171 Title:Typography Referenced (Rockport)
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Job:03171 Title:Typography Referenced (Rockport)
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Job:03171 Title:Typography Referenced (Rockport)
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Typography, Referenced
Contrast between
thick and thin
strokes is abrupt
and dramatic.
Serif Neoclassical/Didone
Axis of curved
strokes is vertical,
with little or no
bracketing.
In many cases,
stroke terminals
are ball shapes.
These are typefaces created during the late eighteenth century (10), or their direct descendants. The
work of Giambattista Bodoni (71) epitomizes this type style. When fi rst released, these typefaces were
called Classical designs. Early on, however, it became apparent that rather than updated versions of
classic type styles, these were altogether new designs. As a result, their classifi cation name was changed
to Modern. Because they are no longer modern today, they are also classifi ed as Neoclassical or Didone.
Contrast (230) between thick and thin strokes is abrupt and dramatic here. The axis of curved strokes
is vertical, with little or no bracketing. In many cases, stroke terminals are ball shapes rather than the
refl ection of a broad pen. These tend to be highly mannered designs, which are obviously constructed.
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