The Type Imaginary Project Information

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a

Helvetica



Background

Design: Max Miedinger

Design Support: Eduard Hoffmann

Year: 1957

Category: Sans Serif

Class: Neo-Grotesque



File Data

File Size: 2.3MB

Glyphs: 2197

Weights: 6



The Lowercase A

Closed Counters: 1

Open Counters: 1

Coordinates: 22

Straight lines: 4



Outside Anchor Coordinates

(137,744)

(522,1097)

(976,801)

(976,184)

(1036,122)

(1095,128)

(1095,-5)

(971,-23)

(805,147)

(420,-36)

(82,281)

(419,613)

(706,649)

(801,770)

(548,945)

(305,744)



Counter Anchor Coordinates

(796,545)

(796,400)

(462,117)

(270,285)

(500,476)

(609,490)



Outside Coordinate Change

(137,744)

(522,1097)

(976,801)

(976,184)

(1036,122)

(1095,128)

(1095,-5)

(971,-23)

(805,147)

(420,-36)

(82,281)

(419,613)

(706,649)

(801,770)

(548,945)

(305,744)



Counter Coordinate Change

(0,-145)

(-334,-283)

(-192,168)

(230,191)

(109,14)

(187,55)



a

Times New Roman



Background

Design: Stanley Morrison

Commission: The Times Newspaper

Year: 1931

Category: Serif

Class: Transitional



File Data

File Size: 834KB

Glyphs: 3380

Weights: 4



The Lowercase a

Closed Counters: 1

Open Counters: 1

Coordinates: 26

Straight lines: 4



Outside Anchor Coordinates

(192,616)

(108,713)

(443,943)

(730,805)

(748,629)

(748,318)

(753,158)

(796,108)

(824,115)

(905,188)

(905,132)

(691,-18)

(583,132)

(406,6)

(291,-19)

(73,217)

(246,461)

(583,607)

(583,643)

(413,882)

(275,770)

(277,712)



Counter Anchor Coordinates

(583,546)

(583,197)

(383,97)

(241,264)

(275,369)



Outside Coordinate Change

(84,-97)

(-334,-230)

(-287,138)

(-18,176)

(0,311)

(-5,160)

(-43,50)

(-23,-7)

(-81,-73)

(0,56)

(214,150)

(108,-150)

(177,126)

(115,25)

(218,-236)

(-173,-244)

(-337,-146)

(0,-36)

(170,-239)

(138,112)

(-2,58)

(85,96)



Counter Coordinate Change

(0,-349)

(-200,-100)

(-142,167)

(34,105)

(308,177)



a

Impact



Background

Design: Geoffrey Lee

Foundry: Stephenson Blake

Year: 1965

Category: Sans-serif

Class: Realist



File Data

File Size: 138KB

Glyphs: 666

Weights: 1



The Lowercase A

Closed Counters: 1

Open Counters: 1

Coordinates: 26

Straight lines: 8



Outside Anchor Coordinates

(54,813)

(54,902)

(232,1287)

(510,1351)

(944,1011)

(965,666)

(965,0)

(572,0)

(572,118)

(227,-24)

(54,296)

(54,405)

(334,734)

(547,839)

(561,949)

(546,1085)

(494,1116)

(443,1090)

(443,956)

(443,813)



Counter Anchor Coordinates

(561,631)

(561,348)

(550,235)

(500,211)

(447,241)

(433,374)



Outside Coordinate Change

(0,-89)

(-178,-385)

(-278,-64)

(-434,250)

(-21,435)

(0,666)

(393,0)

(0,-118)

(235,147)

(283,-320)

(0,-109)

(-280,-329)

(-213,-105)

(-14,-110)

(15,-136)

(52,-31)

(51,26)

(10,138)

(0,139)

(379,0)



Counter Coordinate Change

(0,-273)

(-11,-123)

(-50,24)

(-53,30)

(-14,133)

(128,257)



a

Courier New



Background

Design: Howard Kettler

Commission: IBM

Year: 1955

Category: Monospace

Class: Slab-serif



File Data

File Size: 685KB

Glyphs: 3151

Weights: 4



The Lowercase A

Closed Counters: 1

Open Counters: 1

Coordinates: 26

Straight lines: 6



Outside Anchor Coordinates

(255,813)

(368,854)

(604,896)

(941,640)

(941,84)

(1053,84)

(1110,42)

(1053,0)

(856,0)

(856,121)

(464,-33)

(144,231)

(584,535)

(856,504)

(856,640)

(600,811)

(325,754)

(284,744)

(245,786)



Counter Anchor Coordinates

(856,418)

(856,233)

(461,51)

(228,231)

(306,372)

(592,451)



Outside Coordinate Change

(-113,-41)

(-236,-42)

(-337,256)

(0,556)

(-21,435)

(-112,0)

(-57,42)

(57,42)

(197,0)

(0,-121)

(391,154)

(321,-264)

(-439,-304)

(-273,31)

(0,-136)

(256,-171)

(257,57)

(41,10)

(39,-42)

(-10,-27)

Counter Coordinate Change

(0,-145)

(-334,-283)

(-192,168)

(230,191)

(109,14)

(187,55)



Counter Coordinate Change

(0,-185)

(-395,-185)

(-233,180)

(78,141)

(286,79)

(264,-33)



a

Georgia



Background

Design: Matthew Carter

Comission: Microsoft

Year: 1993

Category: Serif

Class: Transitional



File Data

File Size: 380KB

Glyphs: 1134

Weights: 4



The Lowercase A

Closed Counters: 1

Open Counters: 1

Coordinates: 26

Straight lines: 8



Outside Anchor Coordinates

(225,669)

(128,784)

(245,947)

(479,1014)

(739,953)

(843,689)

(840,436)

(837,194)

(892,93)

(1006,82)

(1006,18)

(843,-20)

(659,123)

(653,123)

(334,-24)

(80,221)

(144,404)

(287,495)

(470,558)

(665,630)

(665,729)

(626,849)

(466,941)

(325,893)

(335,834)

(334,762)



Counter Anchor Coordinates

(657,546)

(651,201)

(435,85)

(281,246)

(389,437)



Outside Coordinate Change

(97,-115)

(-117,-163)

(-234,-67)

(-260,61)

(-104,264)

(3,253)

(3,242)

(-55,101)

(-114,11)

(0,64)

(163,38)

(184,-143)

(6,0)

(319,148)

(254,-246)

(-64,-183)

(-143,-91)

(-183,-63)

(-185,-72)

(0,-99)

(29,-120)

(160,-92)

(141,48)

(-10,59)

(-9,72)

(119,93)



Counter Coordinate Change

(0,-145)

(-334,-283)

(-192,168)

(230,191)

(109,14)

(187,55)



a

Comic Sans



Background

Design: Vincent Connare

Commission: Microsoft

Year: 1994

Category: Sans-serif

Class: Script



File Data

File Size: 135KB

Glyphs: 587

Weights: 2



The Lowercase A

Closed Counters: 1

Open Counters: 0

Coordinates: 18

Straight lines: 0



Outside Anchor Coordinates

(51,458)

(615,1044)

(946,864)

(926,816)

(911,691)

(921,272)

(984,96)

(1007,43)

(1013,26)

(920,-66)

(784,51)

(493,-54)



Counter Anchor Coordinates

(734,830)

(712,629)

(744,232)

(40,121)

(248,449)

(628,867)



Outside Coordinate Change

(-564,-586)

(-331,180)

(20,48)

(15,125)

(-10,419)

(-63,176)

(-23,53)

(-6,17)

(93,92)

(136,-117)

(291,105)

(442,-512)



Counter Coordinate Change

(106,-37)

(-22,-201)

(32,-397)

(-264,-111)

(-232,328)

(380,418)