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Typographic Character Analysis

OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate your analysis and understanding of type characteristics and components.

Typeface: Jura - Medium
Author: Daniel Johnson
Category: Basic / Sans serif
License: Public Domain / GNU GPL


Jura - Medium - UPPERCASE

Jura - Medium - UPPERCASE - SUBGROUP - Diagonal Stroke -the diagonal portion of the letter form.

Jura - Medium - UPPERCASE - SUBGROUP Bowl -an open or closed circular line creating an interior space.

Jura - Medium - UPPERCASE - SUBGROUP Stem -the main straight stroke of the character.

Jura - Medium - UPPERCASE - SUBGROUP Arm -the short horizontal strokes on the top or bottom of the character.


Jura - Medium - lowercase

Jura - Medium - lowercase - SUBGROUP - Ascender -the portion of a lowercase letter rising above the x-height.

Jura - Medium - lowercase - SUBGROUP - Descender -the portion of a lowercase letter falling below the x-height.

Jura - Medium - lowercase - SUBGROUP - Bowl -an open or closed circular line creating an interior space.

Jura - Medium - lowercase - SUBGROUP - Shoulder -a curve at the beginning of the leg of a character.

Jura - Medium - Numbers & Symbols

Jura - Medium - Numbers & Symbols - SUBGROUP - Diagonal -the diagonal portion of the letter form.

Jura - Medium - Numbers & Symbols - SUBGROUP - Descender -the portion falling below the x-height.

Jura - Medium - Numbers & Symbols - SUBGROUP - Bowl -open or closed circular line creating an interior space.

Jura - Medium - Numbers & Symbols - SUBGROUP - Beak -the curve finish on the horizontal arms.

SOURCES:
AIO Lecture Week 1
http://www.newco81-design.com/blog/?p=66
http://www.paratype.com/help/term/
http://graphicdesign.about.com/od/typographyfonts/tp/letter_anatomy.htm
http://typomil.com/anatomy/index.html
http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/typeanatomy/g/arm.htm
http://journal.chrisglass.com/2003/12/the_