Matakuliah
Tahun
: U0443/Tipografi I
: 2008
Pertemuan 7
Identitas Huruf “Serif-Modern”
dan “Sans Serif”
LearningOutcomes
Pada akhir pertemuan ini, diharapkan mahasiswa akan mampu :
Menunjukkan ciri-ciri huruf “Sans Serif”.
Mendesai suatu komposisi dengan menggunakan
huruf “Sans Serif”.
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OutlineMaterial
 Helvetica
 Gill Sans
 Grotesque
 Univers
 Futura
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“Serif-Modern”
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Huruf “Sans Serif”
Fonts without the extra little tags on the letters are called "sans serifs," which
literally means, "without wings." Some of the earliest sans serif fonts were cut in
Italy in the early 1500s.
They were popular with printers because the lack of extra bits on the ends of the
letters allowed them to print more letters per line than the blockier and more
complicated serifs.
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“Sans Serif”
Example of “Sans Serif” are :
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Grotesque
Gill Sans
Helvetica
Univers
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01. Grotesque
Typefaces without serifs were known in nineteenth-century England as Grotesque (or
Grotesk in German) because they seemed so unusual to most readers.
Monotype Grotesque is a straightforward 1926 design that is among the earliest sans
serifs cut for hot-metal machine typesetting. Its simple, clean lines make it amenable
for text use, and the condensed and extended versions are useful for shorter text and
display use.
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01. Grotesque
Structure of Grotesque
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02. Gill Sans
Eric Gill
born 22. 2. 1882 in Brighton, England, died 17. 11. 1940 in Uxbridge, England – sculptor, graphic
artist, type designer. Studied at the Chichester Technical and Art School.
Gill Sans is a pure and simple but not and artificial sans serif. It is based on the typeface Edward
Johnston designed in 1916 for the signage of the London Underground. Gill's type is more classical
in proportion and contains his signature flared capital 'R' and eyeglass lowercase 'g'. Gill Sans is
classified as a humanist sans serif, making it very legible and readable in text and display work.
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02. Gill Sans
Structure of Gill Sans
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