Doing TypeCookers is definitely one of the most exciting assignments of the first semester. Here is a set of the sketches I’ve already now.
TypeCooker #1
1) width: condensed
2) weight: book
3) construction: roman
4) stroke endings: slab shaped serif
5) ascender: shorter than normal
6) descender: shorter than normal
7) contrast type: translation (broad nib)
8) contrast amount: visible contrast
9) stems: slightly concave
10) intended application: multi-purpose
TypeCooker #2
1) width: narrow
2) weight: bold
3) construction: roman
4) stroke endings: straight, no serif
5) ascender: shorter than normal
6) descender: longer than normal
7) contrast type: expansion (pointed nib)
8) contrast amount: some contrast
9) stems: straight
10) intended application: newsprint
TypeCooker #3
1) width: normal
2) weight: semi bold
3) construction: roman
4) stroke endings: wedge shaped serif
5) ascender: longer than normal
6) descender: longer than normal
7) contrast type: expansion (pointed nib)
8) contrast amount: very high contrast
9) stems: slightly concave
10) intended application: multi-purpose
11) intended size: display sizes
12) special: inktraps for outside corners (black)
TypeCooker #4
1) width: extra condensed
2) weight: medium
3) construction: italic
4) stroke endings: wedge shaped serif
5) ascender: longer than normal
6) descender: shorter than normal
7) contrast type: between expansion and transitional
8) contrast amount: inverted contrast
9) stems: convex
10) intended application: smooth offset printing
11) intended size: most sizes
12) special: inktraps for inside corners (white)
TypeCooker #5
Numbers + my interpretation of wedgeness
1) width: extra condensed
2) weight: thin
3) construction: proportional oldstyle figures
4) stroke endings: wedge shaped serif
5) ascender: much longer than normal
6) descender: longer than normal
7) contrast type: between expansion and transitional
8) contrast amount: no contrast at all (thick == thin)
9) stems: straight
10) intended application: signage
11) intended size: very large sizes
12) special: inktraps for inside corners (white)
TypeCooker #6
Smth about rough contours and asymmetric serifs
