In typography, a font (also fount) is traditionally defined as a complete character set of a single size of a particular typeface. In Typography, a typeface is a set of one or more Fonts designed with stylistic unity each comprising a coordinated set of Glyphs A typeface usually comprises For example, the set of all characters for 9 point Bulmer is a font, and the 10 point size would be another font. In Typography, a point is the smallest unit of measure being a subdivision of the larger pica. Bulmer is the name of transitional serif typeface originally designed by William Martin (1757&ndash1830 c
Since the introduction of personal computers, a broader definition has evolved. The term font is now often used as a metonym for typeface. In Rhetoric, metonymy (mɨˈtɒnɨmi is the use of a word for a concept or object associated with the concept/object originally denoted by the word In Typography, a typeface is a set of one or more Fonts designed with stylistic unity each comprising a coordinated set of Glyphs A typeface usually comprises
Etymology
The term font, a cognate of the word fondue, derives from Middle French fonte, meaning "(something that has been) melt(ed)", referring to type produced by casting molten metal at a type foundry. Cognates in Linguistics are words that have a common origin They may occur within a language such as shirt and skirt as two English words descended from Fondue is a Swiss communal dish shared at the table in an Earthenware pot ( Caquelon) over a small burner ( rechaud) French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people A type foundry is a Company that designs and/or distributes Typefaces Originally type foundries manufactured and sold metal and wood typefaces and English-speaking printers have used the term fount for centuries to refer to the multi-part metal type used to assemble and print in a particular size and typeface. [1]
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References
- ^ font. (n.d.). Online Etymology Dictionary. This article is about font technology For information about the typographic appearance of individual font sets see Typefaces A computer font (or Retrieved on 2008-01-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.
- Blackwell, Lewis. 20th Century Type. Yale University Press: 2004. ISBN 0-300-10073-6.
- Fiedl, Frederich, Nicholas Ott and Bernard Stein. Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Through History. Black Dog & Leventhal: 1998. ISBN 1-57912-023-7.
- Lupton, Ellen. Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students, Princeton Architectural Press: 2004. ISBN 1-5689-8448-0.
- Macmillan, Neil. An A–Z of Type Designers. Yale University Press: 2006. ISBN 0-300-11151-7.
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