I just thought that in typography and especially hand writing, the tails of certain letters (if not most) have a cuff like quality. It was also the first thing that came to my mind when I heard ``drawing cuff``. I guess I relate it mostly because of the change in direction. I think of it as the visual expression of the momentum that is transmitted from one letter to the other.
To add: serifs (the 'tails') are said to lead the eye from one letter to the next, and are generally considered to be better for large blocks of text for that reason. One could say: a change in direction to ease continuing in the original direction One could say: a change in direction to preserve or encourage momentum One could say: serifs occur as members of a set (typeface), they rarely occur in isolation
Currently there is a trend away from serifs (perhaps because of their bulk? This seems similar to the long lasting resistance to cuffs on sleeves and pants, my mother's insistence on hemming my childhood pants because cuffs looked too messy).
Further questions: Is a cuff always a singular cuff? Can we encounter grouped cuffs or sets of cuffs, and if so, what groups them? How many directions can a cuff have? Is there significance to the added bulk of a cuff?
To add: serifs (the 'tails') are said to lead the eye from one letter to the next, and are generally considered to be better for large blocks of text for that reason. One could say: a change in direction to ease continuing in the original direction One could say: a change in direction to preserve or encourage momentum One could say: serifs occur as members of a set (typeface), they rarely occur in isolation
Currently there is a trend away from serifs (perhaps because of their bulk? This seems similar to the long lasting resistance to cuffs on sleeves and pants, my mother's insistence on hemming my childhood pants because cuffs looked too messy).
Further questions: Is a cuff always a singular cuff? Can we encounter grouped cuffs or sets of cuffs, and if so, what groups them? How many directions can a cuff have? Is there significance to the added bulk of a cuff?
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ReplyDeleteI just thought that in typography and especially hand writing, the tails of certain letters (if not most) have a cuff like quality.
DeleteIt was also the first thing that came to my mind when I heard ``drawing cuff``.
I guess I relate it mostly because of the change in direction.
I think of it as the visual expression of the momentum that is transmitted from one letter to the other.
To add: serifs (the 'tails') are said to lead the eye from one letter to the next, and are generally considered to be better for large blocks of text for that reason.
DeleteOne could say: a change in direction to ease continuing in the original direction
One could say: a change in direction to preserve or encourage momentum
One could say: serifs occur as members of a set (typeface), they rarely
occur in isolation
Currently there is a trend away from serifs (perhaps because of their bulk? This seems similar to the long lasting resistance to cuffs on sleeves and pants, my mother's insistence on hemming my childhood pants because cuffs looked too messy).
Further questions:
Is a cuff always a singular cuff? Can we encounter grouped cuffs or sets of cuffs, and if so, what groups them? How many directions can a cuff have? Is there significance to the added bulk of a cuff?
To add: serifs (the 'tails') are said to lead the eye from one letter to the next, and are generally considered to be better for large blocks of text for that reason.
DeleteOne could say: a change in direction to ease continuing in the original direction
One could say: a change in direction to preserve or encourage momentum
One could say: serifs occur as members of a set (typeface), they rarely
occur in isolation
Currently there is a trend away from serifs (perhaps because of their bulk? This seems similar to the long lasting resistance to cuffs on sleeves and pants, my mother's insistence on hemming my childhood pants because cuffs looked too messy).
Further questions:
Is a cuff always a singular cuff? Can we encounter grouped cuffs or sets of cuffs, and if so, what groups them? How many directions can a cuff have? Is there significance to the added bulk of a cuff?