Typographer and communication designer Erik Spiekermann on Deutsche Welle TV from Edenspiekermann on Vimeo.
And check out this article on: A Typographic Anatomy Lesson
Type Tips, Typography Basics | Yves Peters | September 2, 2010
Do you know what all the parts of the characters in an alphabet are called? To be honest, although I examine, discuss and write about type on an almost daily basis there still are blind spots in my typographic vocabulary. Sometimes I can be really struggling to name very specific details. This is where the limited edition Lesson Plan Print comes to the rescue. Ligature, Loop & Stem have produced a great print with an overview of all you need to know about typographic anatomy.