Matakuliah
Tahun
: U0443/Tipografi I
: 2008
Pertemuan 3
Identitas Huruf “Serif-Old Style”
dan “Serif-Transitional”
LearningOutcomes
Pada akhir pertemuan ini, diharapkan mahasiswa akan mampu :
Menunjukkan ciri-ciri huruf “Serif-Transitional”.
Membandingkan dan membuat detail bentuk pada
setiap jenis huruf “Serif-Transitional”.
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OutlineMaterial
 Baskerville
 Janson
 Caslon
 Caledonia
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“Serif-Old Style”
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Huruf “Serif-Transitional”
Transitional fonts fit somewhere in between moderns and old style fonts. Many of the
transitionals have the same kind of readability as the old styles.
However, they are based on slightly later design. While a move in the direction of the
moderns may be visible in these fonts, they are still much more subtle than the
moderns.
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“Serif-Transitional”
Example of “Serif-Transitional” are :
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Baskerville
Janson
Caslon
Caledonia
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01. Baskerville
John Baskerville
Born 28. 1. 1706 in Wolverley, Worcestershire, England, died 8. 1. 1775 in Birmingham, Warwickshire,
England – type designer, writing master, printer.
The Baskerville was created by John Baskerville, a type founder and printer in late eighteenthcentury England. It is classified as transitional. As a matter of fact, with its generous proportions,
the Baskerville appears not very different from its predecessors. But the difference between fine
and bold strokes is more marked, the lower-case serifs are almost horizontal and the emphasis on
the stroke widths is almost vertical.
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01. Baskerville
Structure of Baskerville
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02. Janson
Janson
Born 1879 in Irontown/Ohio, USA, died 1956 in Butler/N.Y., USA – typesetter, machine compositor.
Janson Roman is a classic, sophisticated serif typeface. Because of its strong legibility, it works well
in small and large type sizes and also for small and large amounts of text. Janson Italic can be used
to highlight information in a text block or it can be used alone to create a sophisticated look. Use
for short amounts of text.
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02. Janson
Structure of Janson
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Summary
The Transitional has very pleasing letterforms in both the roman & the
italic.
It benefits from a fairly loose letter spacing, & its suitability as a text face is
moderated by the fact that it is less economical than some Garaldes.
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