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July 28, 2005
Serif
Zooming through the great and mighty Wikipedia I cam across this little tidbit of information which while known to graphic designers, might not be known to you. Perhaps you will learn something today?Lets start with telling you WHAT a serif is.
In typography, serifs are the small features at the end of strokes within letters. A typeface (font) without serifs is called sans-serif (from French sans: "without"), also referred to as grotesque (or, in German, grotesk) and gothic.
Where did serifs come from?
In the Roman alphabet, serifs originated with the carving of words into stone in ancient Italy. Artisans would carve out a bit of extra space at the end of the long strokes of letters in order to prevent gravel and dust from collecting in the corners of the letters.
Posted by Patrick Stolk-Ramaker at July 28, 2005 11:28 PMPosted to History of Design
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