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______________________ Application Notes and Page Design A-15
Miscellaneous typefaces are handy to draw attention to a particular
section of the page or indicate breaks in topics or sections. For
example, three diamonds (
◊◊◊
) signal the end of major chapters in
this manual.
Italic, Oblique, Bold, Demi, Medium and Light Forms
Typefaces can be broken down into various forms to help distinguish
them. These forms include italic, oblique, bold, demi, medium, light,
and narrow.
Italic and oblique forms are the printed versions of hand written
(cursive) copy. Although the letters do not touch, their slant gives the
impression of being written in long hand. Italic forms are designed
individually, while oblique are mechanically slanted forms of the
original typeface.
Times Italic
AvanteGarde Demi Oblique Bold
Fig. A.3 Italic and Oblique Typefaces
Bold, demi, medium, and light forms are created by varying the
stroke weight (density) of character lines. (Keep in mind that such
things as x-height, point size, and the physical shape of letters also
affect the overall appearance of a typeface.)
Times Bold
ITC AvantGarde Demi
ITC Zapf Chancery-Medium-Italic
ITC Bookman Light Italic
Fig. A.4 Bold, Demi, Medium, and Light Typefaces
Forms can be used separately or in combination to add impact to
printed copy. For example, the following note has a bold italic
introduction to draw attention, but the body text switches back to a
medium weight (sometimes referred to as roman) format for easy
readability.