But its bold, block-like structure makes the transitional serif font family far more legible than its predecessor.
The individual letter strokes are still finished off by serifs. Transitional serif font family: Traditional serif is a more modern version of the serif typeface. However, due to its comparatively poor legibility, it is used today more as a decoration. The serif typeface was purposely designed to resemble handwriting. The letters were made up of separate individual parts that had to be assembled to fit together. The serif typeface, or font family, was the first typeface used for mass production. Serif font family: A serif is a decorative stroke that finishes off the end of a letters stem (sometimes also called the “feet” of the letters). They fall into three main font families: serif, transitional serif and sans-serif.
Throughout the years, different typefaces and fonts have developed from different trends and intentions. After Johannes Gutenberg invented standardized letterpress printing in the mid-15th century, mass communication experienced a major boom.
