OUGD404 Design Principles: Typeface Analysis

Using my five original fonts I have to:-

• specify the full typeface family of each
• pick the most readable typeface family member and present it A4 scale, landscape. 
• Display the typeface in 'the quick brown fox...' format using the most appropriate font size.

Arial:

I think the most readable family member of this typeface is bold in a 72pt size. It was between the regular arial and the bold version. In the end i decided that the weight and thickness of the bold made it easier to read against the white background.

Agency FB:

This is the Agency FB family. It is considerably larger than the Arial family. I think the most readable from this family is Agency FB regular 72 pt.

Gill Sans:

The most readable here is Gill Sans MT medium. This is because it is the most readable weight and thickness. I think that the light version is too thin and contrasts too much against the white background, and the bold is the opposite, too thick. The medium version is the perfect balance.

Blackoak:

This typeface didn't have any family or versions. Therefore there was no other i could pick. I chose the pt. size 48, as it was a wide heavy font, but needed a sizeable pt. size so it was readable.

Apple Chancery:

This is also a single typeface with no variation or family. I chose 72 pt. size as it was the most legible.Due to the serifs and decretive nature of the typeface, at a smaller point size it was really hard to read.

Roman- Times New Roman

 Gothic- Century Gothic

 Script- Apple Chancery

Block- Impact