Morris Fuller Benton Essays

  • Garamond Coupt

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    The Garamond font is the name of a family of old style typefaces, it also is a well known font. This font was born in the year 1530, by Claude Garamond. This font is very elegant and readable, which makes this font usable for a variety of different applications. The Garamond font is very popular, you could explore alternatives such as Sabon, Granjo, Maiola and Fabiol. There are many different typefaces and styles of this font. This font is an old style font, which has been around since 1530

  • Franklin Gothic Research Paper

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    Gothic,” 2016). In 1902, designer Morris Fuller Benton created the Franklin Gothic typeface. Benton was the head typeface designer for American Type Founders, also known as ATF. Not only was he a head typeface designer of ATF, but also was in charge of the design department. Along with Franklin Gothic, Benton also created over two hundred other typefaces. Some of his most popular include; Bodoni, Garamond, Goudy bold, Broadway, and many others. Before Benton became a typeface designer, he was an

  • Introduction to Typography

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    Introduction to Typography Typography is all around us and we use it everyday to aid us in communication. It is essential to know the basics about typography and the different types of typography before it is discussed in the terms of ‘typography in society’. The basics of typography are: the different type families, and some technical terms which are imperative when discussing the technical and symbolic aspects of typefaces and letter forms. Type Families Roman Roman is the standard style