I have no experience in dealing with typography. I realize it is an important tool when dealing with design, but I have not had the opportunity to take a course on this subject matter.

Upon going over the readings for this week, I realize I know less about typography than I thought. I started out with the readings thinking I knew nothing and went on to discover I know less than nothing, a somewhat discouraging start. I now feel severely under-equipped for this course.

I suppose I'll just have to work twice as hard.

Firstly, upon preparing to write this response, I was going over which font I wanted to use. I was not partial to any this blogger has to offer, but I did notice some points:

Courier is so difficult to read, and seems very time-consuming. The letterspacing is too much.

Times gives the impression of being too regal, which is not the effect I wish to convey. The letterspacing (or tracking) seems too constrained and the kerning is quite odd in certain points (e.g. the space before 'c' when it is the first letter in a word). Also, I keep seeing this font everywhere, so it has begun to annoy me.

I finally decided on Georgia because it seemed like the font that was the most balanced compared to the choices this blogger offered.

(ps. I realize I shouldn't have used the bold and italic features for these effects, but rather fonts specifically designed with those attributes; however, this blogger is limited in fonts).

I did learn a great deal from the readings provided, especially with terminologies and how different fonts are constructed. The visual presentations on typeworkshop.com were of particular help. I feel I still have a long way to go, and in a short amount of time, before I am ready to experiment with text.

Sidebar: In commemoration of the 30 year anniversary of Star Trek, I wanted to showcase several fonts the series and movies have inspired.