Growing up with Type A journey of Typography through school
Thomas Squire
Elementary School Kinder garten
The Beanbags
6pt
Hello, I’m serif
I’m sans-serif, my mommy said not to talk to you
First Grade
The Sand Pit
7pt
Aa 100pt
Aa 70pt
My point size is bigger than yours In typography, a point is the smallest unit of measure, being a subdivision of the larger pica. It is commonly abbreviated as pt.
Second Grade
The Jungle Gym
8pt
I h at e yo u
You’re my best friend In typography, kerning (less commonly mortising) is the process of adjusting the spacing between characters in a proportional font, usually to achieve a visually pleasing result. Kerning adjusts the space between individual letter forms
Third Grade
The Playground
9pt
30pt on 56pt
30pt on 36pt
You smell, I don’t like
This is my best friend, we do everything together
you very much
In typography, leading refers to the distance between the baselines of successive lines of type. The term originated in the days of hand-typesetting, when thin strips of lead were inserted into the formes to increase the vertical distance between lines of type
Fourth Grade
The Science Lab
10pt
a
Terminal Bowl
I’m A and I have a Terminal and a Bowl.
g
Ear Neck/link Loop/Lobe
But I’m G and I have a Lobe, and ear and a Neck.
Middle School Fifth Grade
Gym Class
11pt
Team Captain I’ll take Gunman I’ll have Smith Rodriguez you’re on the bench
A typographic hierarchy expresses an organizational system for content, emphasizing some data and diminishing others. A hierarchy helps readers scan a text, knowing where to enter and exit and how to pick and choose among its offerings. Each level of the hierarchy should be signaled by one or more cues, applied consistently across a body of text.