Question

Five ways computer has influenced lettering and typography

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Five ways in which computer has affected typography and lettering are discussed below;

1. Introduction of unconventional typeface: Computers have introduced unconventional typeface texts to typography and lettering by offering a wide range of typeface and fonts that the user can choose from, depending on the type of typing job at hand. Some of these fonts are suitable for aesthetic purpose, and some have official rating. These fonts and type faces range from the Times New Roman, Gothic, Serif, etc.

2. Size and legibility: Computers now allows different sizes of character sizes in typography. These sizes can be chosen easily to suite the degree of readability of the intended message.

3. Specialization: Computer has opened up typography and lettering to lay users and people not specialized in typography. Prior to the digital age, typing jobs were limited to specialist typists who have been trained in typography. Nowadays, anybody with access to a computer can easily learn solo, and be employed as a typist.

4. General layout: The arrangement and layout of text and lettering in typing can now be easily manipulated with a computer, by just selecting from a wide choice of arrangement available on the typing platform.

5. Minimization of errors: The use of computer in typography and lettering has greatly reduced the incidence and occurrence of error in typing. Most computers have built in prediction tools, and auto-correcting software that reduces and sometimes prevent grammatical and spelling errors.