Typographic Anatomy - Sanchez

For my first type, I used the sans serif font Quartan Lt Std Light. I found this typeface to be unique because of the differences and similarities there are between the lower-case and capital letters. Each of the capital letters are all the same height. The letters A and E are same as and are lower-case. For the Y, the x-height is small, making the stem small. The thing that makes this typeface most identified is the capital letter Q. The letter Q is the same as the O but the tail is on the inside of the counter. For the lower-case letters, they are all above the baseline except for Q, which looks the same as the capital letter, but has part of it's tail below the base-line. The lower-case R is also special because it's shoulder is longer making it look a little bit like a P. This font gives off a neat and futuristic look, that could be used with computers.

For my serif font I used Linotype Authentic Small Serif Bold. All of the capital letters are almost the same size except for the Q whose tail goes below the base-line. This font has thick strokes and thin counters. The capital S has a thin spine and the capital A has a low crossbar. One of the unique things about this typeface is that there is only three serifs on top of the letters U, V, W, X, and Y instead of four, two being on each side. For the lower-case letters, they are shaped with the usual idea of lower-cased letters, each being different sizes, unlike Quartan. The most noticeable letter would be the lower-cased R, due to it's large cut-up shoulder. This font looks old but at the same time modern, and could be used as a book title.