How many points are in an inch? How many points are in a pica?
72; 12Old style, Slab serif, San serif, Modern.
Identify the lowercase characters that have ascenders?
b, d, f, h, k, l, t
Identify the lowercase characters that have descenders?
g, j, p, q, y,
Classify the following typefaces and briefly explain why you believe it should be classified that way:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLQKJkKXG9Pm4W1xQ_I3z8eoBng_UjBR6_eIreilVB1KC0IKR4LPDaZuqeFXC7nrvINL-tkt65CRe2v1fwaPYMDlaWoSiBmY7jCRx1hr0FqCOmrxA5DoaTTAsDvkidHMIbFbd9f9MVnA5/s320/07.png)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMgpX7k28W9ueQalyDvW0GobG3xRrrt8QjT8qnqMw6iBmtVNlQpcEmLa_7fKlyiKXKmZTuqN6fw69E2qtDDQj_a0WaXns-ROi2kv5bcmQgu_9ArlHQ5d1lBjbiWl009RO0oPEJ44jj7oQ/s320/04.png)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLQKJkKXG9Pm4W1xQ_I3z8eoBng_UjBR6_eIreilVB1KC0IKR4LPDaZuqeFXC7nrvINL-tkt65CRe2v1fwaPYMDlaWoSiBmY7jCRx1hr0FqCOmrxA5DoaTTAsDvkidHMIbFbd9f9MVnA5/s320/07.png)
Black letter, because it is highly ornamented and it has elaborate thick and thin strokes.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rmWemgHqCbNPPipme0NxYff5OtL-zelC9dzL_GKApFzA3qj6P9na65z5JU-yStQckNix5Hj2ltsMOVLWHzFvO747do1umInooZhGB-ylVUKF1H2ukstwJCPp5KaDVwhgHyZ65IRNToVm/s320/06.png)
Old Style, because of the wedge shaped serifs and the low contrast between thick and thin strokes
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8G3QvLDOYVjjNZbSf6esfoDpoYFVB0d7wZTCRxGN4mj6E_4cE3w17-H6dFewQnGWllRSuS1qUhNUTzeZS5rzauUKyAQMynTDC2FkReVm4Vlq98UtaHC0fcUu9roWlpgKoMPYRqWKT1GN2/s320/05.png)
Decorative, because it looks like it was designed for one specific purpose as apposed to a range of reasons.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMgpX7k28W9ueQalyDvW0GobG3xRrrt8QjT8qnqMw6iBmtVNlQpcEmLa_7fKlyiKXKmZTuqN6fw69E2qtDDQj_a0WaXns-ROi2kv5bcmQgu_9ArlHQ5d1lBjbiWl009RO0oPEJ44jj7oQ/s320/04.png)
San Serif, because the stroke is all the same and it is very boring
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKW7key6lCg2XWsezIV_u6QruevBMibsY_-Pf0RI7iw6AHMwFqM5_7QA0krSNcn2-836dlzF0DwV4tGhxUPdN0cihiGFOMy2vB16hl0wn6EXLEycKQPDWVeU_6XqE3qgWpFgpTqQzEtUN/s320/02.png)
Slab Serif, because it has thick, square serifs and the stroke is uniform.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8YxYmPCUuAY7FKdNSMQ4crTTnOD0KIZTWzckAVEehsfHMhQBZagFHEoOWy44wr7dqGbKhwqtDoQc8WzbgxxFUtabfkzWWMJCnj6qxPT2DMrkMs84RmuvALeUdeAdupTibx37w_05fHGh/s320/01.png)
Script, this typeface resembles handwriting and it looks like it could have been mad with a brush.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnLiuPwzhCJo3HC9GKRrpyHw0Ln0aXQI8a_dqzq6oeO7W1BBcmFcB4c44yidpHX4rMJp17r97kHNbMh-Igs36kZMogKOvINlKPcqY6TQuyzrOsfpRpsAucmC55PNy3wcqa_IcTVZFFVeJ/s320/03.png)
Old Style, because of the wedge shaped serifs and the low contrast between thick and thin strokes
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