Letter Fountain 94-124

Lowercase letter — generally drawn slightly thinner than capitals

Classification according to form and construction — the 26 characters can be arranged into groups, separate for capitals and lowercase

Visual corrections — letter forms are often made to be visually appealing by slightly extending curved forms beyond the baseline and top line, changes are also made to the spacing between them (not all equal spacing), words should have fluid formation

First letters designed — H, O, n, l, o, and p (sometimes R, a, and g) are the first letters designed in a typeface

Letter 'O' — An enormous number of subtle variations are made to the form of the 'O', defines the curved counters for other letters

Letter 'l' — Defines the thickness of the stem

Letters 'c' and 'e' — logical steps after designing 'o', drawn narrower than the 'o', lower terminal of the 'c' is different in almost every typeface, lowercase 'e' has no serif

Rounded letters with a stem — 'd' 'b' 'p' 'q', even the most geometric typefaces contain subtle differences, connection between the curve and the stem presents a challenge

Letters with 'legs' — four letters all stem from the 'n': 'n' 'h' 'm' 'u', could also include 'r', uniformity is greater in sans serifs

Capital N, A, V, W, M — very angular

Capital H — very similar to E and F, has many "soul mates"

Outsiders — 's' 'a' and 'g', more complicated than a simple circle, thick-thin contrast must match up with the rest of the typeface, the 'a' consists of a bowl and curves, the 's' contains no straight lines, capital s is usually an enlarged version of the lowercase slightly lighter, capital and lowercase versions of the 'g' are constructed in completely different ways

Capital A — simply an inverted 'v' with a crossbar, very closely related

One legged letters — 'l' 'i' 'j' 'f' 't', generally not problematic

Diagonals — 'k' 'z' and 'x', k is a combination of inner and outer forms, busy central area, designers usually prefer thicker diagonals

other characters — since the introduction of the computer, these characters have become more important