Tuesday 28 April 2015

Typographic systems and typography

Typography

Typography is a visual representation of the spoken word, which enhances the visual experience with typeface and font.

A point is a small unit of measurement that is used in the printing industry.

There are six picas in an inch. Each pica contains 12 points. That means that there are 72 points in an inch.

Typographic systems
Typographic systems are and different grids that are followed like the grid system and a poster can be broken up in to different sections.


Typographic systems help with the pace that something is read at. Emphasis that Is put on to a certain part and the Tone and mood that the underlying manner of the writing both visually and how it is read is perceived i.e. happy, sad