Monday, March 22, 2010

Typographic Systems

Typographic Systems- Visual Systems of Organizating Text

  1. Axial System- All elements are organized either to the left or right of a single axis.

  2. Radial System- All elements extend from a point of focus.

  3. Dilational System- All elements expand from a central point in a circular fashion.

  4. Random System- Elements appear to have no specific pattern or relationship.

  5. Grid System- A system of vertical and horizontal divisions.

  6. Modular System- A series of non-objective elements that are constructed as standardized units to contain text.

  7. Transitional System- An informal system of layered and shifted banding lines of text.

  8. Bilateral System- All text is arranged symmetrically centred on a single axis.

Overview of a Typography & Design course


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