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Italic and Oblique Forms Italic typeface derives from the early

sixteenth century and is the printed form of cursive writing. Italic

forms are individually crafted typefaces. Oblique type forms are

not designed and crafted individually but are mechanically-slanted

versions of the upright form from which they derive. Oblique forms

can be very attractive in their own right. The term refers to the

method of design. (The following examples are all of the same

point-size.)

Stroke Weight Stroke weight refers to the degree of print density,

or darkness of the printing. These weights are frequently classified

as bold, medium, and light. PostScript can allow you to print a

multitude of different weights, however, not every software

program can access this many.

This is Times Roman

This is Times Roman Italic

This is Avant Garde Book

And Avant Garde Book Oblique

Fig. 5.7 Times-Roman & Avant Garde Book Typeface

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