Writing can be a form of art: a playground for human invention, ingenuity and skill. This applies both to writing by hand (calligraphy) and to letters and characters designed in printed or digital form (typography). As calligraphy is a gestural art, it incorporates more variation in form than typographic writing which is made mechanically and often within narrow technical constraints.If we picture this on a sliding scale, on one end is typography, where legibility is primary (e.g. notices on a motorway sign or someone’s name on a form), and down at the other end is calligraphy – writing that is produced primarily for its decorative or expressive qualities – where legibility is less important (e.g. architectural friezes, lettering in paintings or the ornamental lettering engraved on a banknote). But all letters and characters – handwritten or typographic in form – have been ‘designed’ by someone, and are a means of artistic expression.In this type specimen, the eloquent typeface was chosen to show the artist expression (in this case the font designer) is Cinzel. The typeface is full of surprise with its ancient but still modern serif characters. With the typeface special appearance, This specimen will display from the early age of Cinzel then slowly unveil how it can be mix and match in the modern design.
be inspired by ROMAN iNSCRiPTiONS
and save resources. The result was Blackletter (or ‘fractures’), a style of medieval handwriting that uses a broad-nibbed pen to produce heavy, often angular letter shapes, and condensed counters. In the beginning of calligraphic glyphic category, the fifteenth century Roman typeface designed by Nicolas Jenson, and the Roman typeface commissioned by Aldus Manutius and cut by Francesco Griffo, both of which are known as Antiqua, or “Venetian old style”, have been called syntheses of Roman stone inscriptions and Carolingian minuscule.” as Capitalis Monumentalis. Boosted by the immense power and geographic spread of the Roman Empire, they set the stage for the entire Western-type structure, later unfolding into writing styles of their own. These included the dynamic Rustic capitals, as well as the unicase uncial, which helped shape the Carolingian minuscule lowercase ovals with their distinctive ascenders and descenders. An increasinglyliterate population had a growing appetite for books, leading to some purely functional changes, such as letters becoming less wide in order to accommodate a faster writing style history The Roman Alphabet is the foundation of all our alphabets. And since the full development of their monumental forms about 2000 years ago, The Roman Capitals have held the supreme place among letters for reasonableness and beauty. They are the best forms for the grandest and most important inscriptions, and, in regard to lettering generally, a very good rule to follow is: When in doubt, use Roman Capitals. Before the arrival of heavy machinery, we dealt with many tasks by hand, and in Europe this led to the development of the chiseled Roman square capitals known simply
complicatd letters' shapes How the triangular-shaped serif varies in different letters compares with letters with straight lines only
Also called Glyphic, these are typefaces which are influenced by the engraving or chiseling of characters in stone, as opposed to calligraphy handwriting. A lot of these Incised types are based on Roman inscriptions and might only contain capitals, such as Trajan, which is based on the lettering from the Trajan column. Others include lowercase as well. calligraphic glyphic calligraphic glyphic calligraphic glyphic calligraphic glyphic 48pt 35pt 29pt 25pt 48pt 11pt
features They might be confused with some of the calligraphic based serif fonts, but the shapes of the Incised typefaces are derived from using a chisel to cut the letterforms into stone. In this case, the serifs are a result of the production process, not a design feature, and they are usually much smaller, or even just flares at the stroke endings. Glyphic type styles appear lapidary (carved or engraved) rather than pen-drawn in nature. They have a vertical axis, minimum stroke contrast, and often have triangular.The Glyphic style places a lot of emphasis on capital letters, which means some fonts may not contain lowercase characters.
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B W C X A Y D w x b c Z Qq a y d z even with the same point size, glyphs are bigger in both height and width distictive glyphs of letter Q
He has seen his work being used for brands like Lego, Fifa, HBO, BBC, Blizzard and Netflix. He is a Typography Teacher at ESAD. CR, ETIC and online on Skillshare. Founder of &DISCOVER where he will continue to have fun producing his typefaces. 4.designer Natanael Gama graduated from Graphic and Multimedia Design in 2009 at ESAD. CR where he first started to play with type design just for fun. Inspired by his early typography classes, Natanael decided to start experimenting with fonts and hasn’t stopped since. He is the designer of Exo and Cinzel, two very popular web font families. In 2011 he founded NDISCOVER, a Portuguese Digital Type Foundry. Even though play has become work for Natanael, he still enjoys designing fonts.
Key Features: Low contrast stroke weight Flared triangular serifs Vertical axis Features: 6 Weights 6 Decorative Initials Styles Language Support: Western Europe Central/Eastern Europe Baltic Turkish Romanian Cinzel is similar to Hadriano - typeface designed by Frederic W. Goudy. Goudy was fond of the letter Q and this is one of the faces for which he provided an alternate capital for that character. For Cinzel, The letter Q also has a special feeling to it with its spectacular swash. 5.about cinzel Due to its historical background and visuals, Cinzel is usually used as typography in history-related content. Moreover, the elegance of the typeface can be a strong point for anyone wanting to show something that is luxurious. Vertical axis Low contrast stroke weight Flared triangular serifs Cinzel is a part of an spectacular, historical classification Calligraphic Glyphic lt is a typeface inspired in first century roman inscriptions, and based on classical proportions. However it’s not a simple revivalism, while it conveys all the ancient history of the latin alphabet it also merges a contemporary feel onto it.
Cinzel has 6 styles Cinzel decorative has 3 styles
regular regular semibold medium bold bold black black Cinzel Cinzel Decorative
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The practically-endless body of work that represents typography makes it impossible for graphic designers nowadays to become familiar with each and every typeface design that exists. However, it is important to be well-versed in typographic styles, iconic typefaces from the past, and the origins of common typefaces. It’s not just about theoretical knowledge, either; a strong foundational understanding of typographic history helps designers understand and meet the needs of their clients more effectively.