Design a single “type specimen” sheet that presents the following information:
• Typeface name (each student will be assigned a different typeface)
• Multiple weights/widths/sizes of the typeface (as available)
• Type specs including classification (serif/sans serif etc), type designer, date released,
foundry, a brief description of key typeface characteristics, where it works well and
where it doesn’t (best on screen, for display only, used as body copy, etc), and where it
might be seen in public
• One randomly assigned typography term (ex: ascender, kerning, x-height). Give the
definition and show an example within your composition.
• Design with only two colors (choose between red, black, blue, yellow, pink). You may
add graphic elements and consider using punctuation and glyphs as fun background
elements, too
• Typeface name (each student will be assigned a different typeface)
• Multiple weights/widths/sizes of the typeface (as available)
• Type specs including classification (serif/sans serif etc), type designer, date released,
foundry, a brief description of key typeface characteristics, where it works well and
where it doesn’t (best on screen, for display only, used as body copy, etc), and where it
might be seen in public
• One randomly assigned typography term (ex: ascender, kerning, x-height). Give the
definition and show an example within your composition.
• Design with only two colors (choose between red, black, blue, yellow, pink). You may
add graphic elements and consider using punctuation and glyphs as fun background
elements, too
