Working on their own site, users are faced with a huge number of questions. In addition to the technical component, a lot of time has to be given to usability. And here the question is even more complicated, since the characteristic is subjective, someone likes a certain color, someone is easier to read the font "Grotesque". To take all this into account, you should answer yourself a bunch of questions.
Problems
In general, the choice of fonts is quite a delicate matter. There are a number of standards that require a designer to follow the rules. Some of them are better to use, the rest can be neglected. Some standards are outdated and do not meet current requirements. New rules appear next to them, corresponding to fashion trends.
In order to choose a particular font style for your own blog or commercial site , you will have to take into account both the subject and the purpose of the resource. Understand their creation and some styles.
Font
What is a font? There are only a few interpretations. Both convey the essence. This is a graphic display of the markings of characters and letters, which are combined by a unified style and composition. In the printing house, the concept refers to the letters used in the set.
The headset is also worth mentioning. This is a single font style, its special design, the same outline, attributable to a group with different types and size.
A type
Fonts can be classified according to various criteria. Most often they are separated graphically. Here we consider the contrast, size, appearance of serifs. According to these criteria, there are six groups:
- With low contrast, sans serif are called chopped.
- Medium contrast with slightly increased vertical strokes.
- Medium contrast, small serifs, similar to triangles and rounded letters with a slope, were called the medial type.
- Contrasting strokes, thin long serifs, combined with vertical, vertical axis of circularity - ordinary type.
- Low contrast, long thickened serifs, the main strokes combined with rounding - squared type.
- Long thickened serifs, rounded ends, main strokes with right angles and curves - a new low-contrast font.
These are not all types of fonts. There are variations that vary greatly from what we are used to. They are united in special groups.
Computer
Speaking about fonts, one should not forget about computer ones. They are represented by a special file that describes alphabetic, digital, service and pseudographic symbols. Used to visualize these characters in a program or OS.
This includes fonts for Word. Although, in addition to the character set that the artist worked on, a file can be implied, or, as mentioned earlier, a metal letter complex.
Designers often use the word "font", which is translated from English as a font, but refers specifically to its computer version. It can replace the name of the file with the font or the concept of “headset”.
Typology
In this case, the typology is somewhat different from the previously described. Font types can be distinguished by internal design, width or application.
If character width is mentioned, then monospaced or proportional fonts are distinguished. The first group includes characters with the same width. That is, regardless of the headset, there is a certainty in the placement of characters on the display. In addition to the positive features, this group has negative characteristics. For example, there are problems with the visualization of wide letters such as "", an increased width of the set is noticeable, and the sign pattern is uneven.
The proportional characters include characters with different widths. This type differs in that the reader is comfortable with perceiving it. It looks neat in a text array and is almost always applicable in print.
By application, there are three groups in which you can see fonts for Word. There are monospaced, sans serif and with them. Each got its own special name: Mono, Sans, and Serif, respectively.
As mentioned earlier, these types are in Word and similar word processors, as well as in web design, graphical interface, etc. Mono is used to visualize source code and numbers. Serif characters are better perceived when reading at high DPI. Sans serif font is recommended for heading, important notes, text fragments. To this type carry "Grotesque".
Computer types of fonts relative to the internal device are raster and vector. The first option is represented by the visualization of characters using pixels, the second - mathematical formulas.
"Grotesque"
So we got to one of the types of fonts. This version in English is called "sans serif", translated into Russian as "sans serif." For the first time, such a set was implemented in 1816. It was used in advertising. Font "Grotesque" became known thanks to an unknown creator.
It is important to understand that there are a lot of options for the Grotesque. They gained popularity in the 20th century. Then they began to be actively used to attract attention. Although sometimes used in a text set. Among the chopped fonts became famous "Gothic", "Helvetica", "Universe".
Name
The font name "Grotesque" suggests many variations. By the way, the style name may differ relative to the location. So, in England and France the font will be called “Sans-serif”, in America they will remember “Gothic”, and in Germany they will mention “Grotesque”. Therefore, if you meet all these names, it is important to understand that they all combine the same styles.
Examples
Interestingly, the "Grotesques" can in turn be classified and defined in several groups. For example, we can talk about “old” or “new” styles, “geometric” or “humanistic” types may be mentioned.
Examples of the grotesque font can be seen in a graphics or text editor. Of course, not all variations are available in the standard style set. But if you like a certain type, it is easy to find and install.
The obsolete "Grotesques" have been known since 1816. Hence the name. There is a slight contrast; it is one-width, half-closed and open. It looks somewhat rude, and therefore attracts attention. Often the type is attributed to realism.
The new "Grotesques" were a continuation of the development of the old ones and appeared a little later. They became a little more elegant, but they could not be found in a distinctive feature. The option has ceased to be interesting for display products, since it has become similar to an ordinary and inconspicuous style.
The font "Grotesque" from the geometric subgroup corresponds to its name. Symbols got geometric shapes, among which there are circles, squares, equilateral triangles. The geometric subgroup was created as opposed to the geometric. Symbols have an open drawing and a special contrast of strokes.
conclusions
The Grotesque font is not easy to define for the average user. He does not always have something in common with the appearance of artistic imagery. It is considered modern, lightweight, neutral and functional. Now it can be used anywhere, because he got a variety of subgroups.
So it can be used in business, technical or electronic documentation. Sometimes found in educational literature. Most often seen on the Internet and digital technology. Although a sans-serif style is considered difficult to read, it all depends on the subgroup used.