Learn: F
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Film Font
Fonts which exist as images on reels of film negatives. The usual film size is 2-inches, with the character images about an inch tall. Type is set by shining light through the character image onto a sheet of photosensitive paper. Character spacing is usually done “by eye” by the operator, but some systems include spacing marks on the film. Film fonts were used exclusively for display typography.
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Finial
A tapered or curved end.
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Fraktur
A German form of Blackletter with “broken” strokes. Classic example: Fraktur.
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French Clarendon
A serif style with reverse stress (horizontal strokes thicker than vertical strokes) and slab serifs, sometimes bracketed, usually condensed. Popular in the 19th Century. Classic example: Playbill.
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French Old Style
A serif style with angled stress on rounds; usually features a small eye on the lowercase “e”; soft, bracketed serifs and moderate stroke contrast. Classic example: Garamond.
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French Roundhand
A connected-script style of calligraphy, sometimes with upright characters, a high stroke contrast and decorative capitals. Used in France in the 17th through 19th Century. Also called Civilité. Classic example: Typo Upright.
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Futuristic
A style meant to suggest a futuristic theme. Often cold, brutal and geometric with a machine aesthetic and simplified construction. Classic example: Stop.