As we all know, the basic elements of a font are: structure, size, center of gravity, strokes and so on.
(1) The black body is serious. The strokes of the black body are hard, thick and even, with few arcs. The strokes are square at the beginning and end, and there is no obvious decoration on the strokes. Therefore, the black body looks tough and serious, which is more suitable for men or formal occasions.
(2) quaint Song style, the horizontal and vertical strokes of Song style are the same in thickness, the horizontal stroke is slender and decorated with a pen, and the rest of the strokes have changes in thickness, and the starting and closing strokes are obviously decorated. Song style embodies a solemn and quaint feeling, which is more suitable for traditional solemn occasions.
(3) Cute young round, the strokes of the young round are thin and uniform, with obvious radian at the "folded" pen for transition, and the strokes are meticulous and round, showing a pure and innocent temperament between one horizontal and one vertical, which is suitable for cute and children's themes.
(4) The freehand brushwork of China's running script, the strokes of China's running script have an obvious sense of calligraphy. With the modification of China's traditional calligraphy when starting and putting pen to paper, the thickness of the strokes also changes, so it is full of elegant and smooth feeling, and the unique characteristics of calligraphy also make it conform to the unique temperament of classical China style.
⑤ Elegant and square Yao style, the horizontal and vertical strokes of the square Yao style are different in thickness, and the curved strokes are usually divided into two parts. The upper part is vertical, and the lower part begins to have obvious curves, which also increases the transition from thick to thin strokes, so Founder Yao style looks beautiful and modern.
From the comparison of the above five fonts, we can draw a conclusion that the change of font stroke style will have a particularly significant impact on the form and meaning of the whole font.
As the name implies, stroke shape is a specific shape of Chinese font strokes, including eight main strokes: horizontal, vertical, left, press, yang, point, hook and fold. As the basic element of Chinese characters, strokes affect the whole body. Taking strokes as the breakthrough point, the study of different changes of strokes is to better understand and understand the true meaning of China's font design.
Rectangle is a common geometric figure, also known as rectangle. When the strokes are all rectangular, the dots, folds and hooks in the original Chinese strokes will be replaced by horizontal and vertical strokes, or even omitted. This change, combined with the rectangular shape, makes the whole Chinese character look regular, formal, serious and tough.
① Rectangular horizontal lines and vertical lines have the same thickness. Chinese characters will naturally show a horizontal and vertical state, and their bones will become extremely clear, which is widely used in a series of related theme designs such as male roles and laws.
② The thickness of horizontal and vertical strokes behind the rectangle is inconsistent. When the horizontal and vertical strokes of the rectangle are different in thickness, Chinese characters will become smart and the sense of rhythm will be enhanced instantly. This kind of Chinese characters can be widely used in fashion, youth, campus, dynamic and a series of theme designs.
③ Decorate rectangular strokes. Adding decoration to rectangular strokes refers to the so-called secondary deformation and optimal design of rectangular strokes. There are many ways to decorate, such as adding sharp corners, rounded corners, irregular shapes and so on. However, no matter what style of decoration is added, it should not break the original compact and powerful characteristics of rectangular pen shape.
If rectangular strokes are like men, then curved strokes are undoubtedly women. If all the sharp strokes such as "fold" and "hook" in the strokes are softened, the Chinese characters composed of the processed strokes will show a soft, emotional, romantic, lovely and childish feeling.
① Mature and slender curve. This type of curve can draw no straight line segments or some straight line segments. This type of font is more suitable for expressing women, romance, emotion, gratitude and other types of themes.
Lovely and rounded curves. This curve has no edges and corners, and it is round and lovely as a whole. The Chinese characters designed by this characteristic curve will give people a lovely and lively feeling. This font is more suitable for girls, cuteness, children, animals and other types of themes.
The so-called single line means that the strokes are composed of multiple single lines. As the lines break, chain, bend and fold, the distance between strokes will be far away, and the whole presents a relaxed and quiet atmosphere, which will not give people a feeling of depression and solemnity.
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