![]() ![]() The need for type faces in advertising that where not only readable, but where bold and stood out from the page to catch the reader’s attention, was very important. The mass production of print, allowed for the creation of more functional type designs for commercial purposes. The Slab Serif first came about during the “Industrial Revolution” in the 9th century, when profound changes came to the printing and typography world. Below is an example of the Slab Serif, and shows off the fonts characteristic’s that make the font what it is. The Slab Serif is also easier to read in blocks of text, compared to the Modern Serif, you will find the Slab Serif in the modern being used in children’s books. Probably one of the most famous Slab Serif fonts in the font family would have to be “Clarendon”, this font is probably the best example of a Slab Serif. Both the vertical and the horizontal edges of these fonts are thick, and they also have horizontal serifs. The Slab Serif fonts also known as (Egyptian) fonts feature bold text similar to the Modern Serif. ![]() I did a little research into Old Style Serifs and Slab Serifs, to gain a greater understand of the fonts I will be using. The fonts i need for my titeling of the High Noon Holster re-design, need to be decorative and have quite a bold and old look to them, and maybe even have some form of decorative characteristic’s. From my research of the Southern American sites, I gained a good understand of the kind of fonts I need to be looking at, and saw a few that caught my interest.Īnother thing I have noticed from my thematic Southern website research is that most of the fonts bared characteristic’s of old style Serif’s and Slab Serifs. As part of my research I looked into different Southern American fonts, to gain a greater understanding of the kind of fonts to use for mine and Alistair’s High Noon Holster re-design.
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