7a
TYPE SPECIMEN / DIN A2 / SERIGRAPHY / 2007
Analysis of typefaces based on the Font-Library of Optimo.
Typometrical exploration regarding the possibilities to organize and classify fonts in a
more profound, rather than a purely art-history, way. Two exact values taken from
the specific afm-files are set in relation. This results in a list which provides an exact
assessment. Six different criteria were analysed each presented on one tableaux.
Proportions 1
Width / Height
Proportions 2
H height / x height
Proportions 3
H height / Descender
Tracking
Width Nn / H height
Boldness
White Space / Black Space
