Chapter 2 reflection by Kayla

Chapter two begins with a short introduction leading right into vocabulary on letterforms. We have discussed most of these terms in class, ex, ascender, base line, serifs, etc. But reviewing the terms over and over again is nothing but beneficial since there are surprisingly a very long list of terminology that can be applied to letterforms. They can easily be mixed up so reviewing the vocabulary will strengthen understanding of small  differences. The chapter next explains proportions and stroke weight which I used the knowledge of to apply towards my typographic anatomy project; the two fonts I selected had very different stroke weight contrast. There is an entire page of letters dedicated to showcasing how certain letters are alike and what letters share structure.The next couple pages layout historical classification of typefaces which include: Old style, Italic, Transitional, Modern, Egyptian, Sans Serif. They each give a little bit of history about the time the typeface was introduced and what differentiates each typeface from the rest. The next couple pages define serifs, weight, width, posture, thin/thick contrast, x-height, ascenders/descenders, and stress; each definitions is paired with multiple examples portraying the differences. After that the book next explains type and spatial mesurement, which as we learned in class goes over conversions of points, picas, and inches. And lastly the chapter wraps up with type family. An example explaining how units work shows how the spacing or kerning between letters becomes closer with each subtraction of a unit.

I chose this example to help explain type anatomy because unlike some other examples we've seen in class, this example used numbers and also illustrates terms such as a ligature