After Class: Day Seven 2/18/09

1. Name of graphic style (or topic) studied this session: In today's class we focused on the remainder of chapter 7 and all of chapter 8. We discussed Renaissance ideas, the spread of it from country to country, and Laura answered some of our blog questions. We then talked about the main guys that contributed to the progression of Old Style to modern style type. Fournier le Jeune, Caslon, Baskerville, Bodoni, and Didot were the main people that we dicussed.

2. Describe specific qualities of this style (or if it’s a topic-highlights of that topic) that will help you identify it in the future.
Thin and thick strokes, 90 degree serifs, progression from roman style (Old Style) to modern style, which men were involved in what part of the progression. Fournier le Jeune = Old Style, Caslon and Baskerville = intermediate, progression towards modern, and Bodoni and Didot = modern style.

3. What is the most useful or meaningful thing you learned today?

The use of Caslon's type in the Declaration of Independence and how during the French Revolution common people used Romain du roi for their propaganda.

4. State at least one question you have after the class. (if you state none here, you’d better have more detail done above to offset the work.)
How did Playfair come up with the pie-chart? How did people respond to this type of graph? How were graphs in general received when they first came out?