Baskerville
Classic book typeface
Baskerville is a typeface designed by John Baskerville in the 1750s, characterized by crisp contrast between thick and thin strokes.
It belongs to the transitional category between old-style and modern serif fonts.
The name also evokes Arthur Conan Doyle's *The Hound of the Baskervilles*, lending it a faintly Gothic association in popular culture.
Letter terminal flourish
- transitionalConnecting two phases
- typographyArranging letters for display
- fontCharacter style set
- legibilityClearness of text
letterform · Times New Roman · typeset · kerning · readability · printing · press · typographer
- houndHunting dog breed
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- gothicDark, mysterious aesthetic
- DartmoorUpland region in Devon
Conan Doyle · detective · moor · curse · Victorian · thriller · suspense · manor
Writing fluid
- pressApply force downward
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- bookletBrief printed publication
stationery · letterhead · cardstock · paper · cotton · printing · impression · plates
Letter-pair spacing adjustment
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- ascenderOne moving upward
- descenderLetter part below baseline
baseline · x-height · uppercase · lowercase · italic · roman · bold · swash
State of being understandable
- readabilityEase of understanding text
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- refinementElegance of manner
precision · crispness · openness · proportion · balance · spacing · evenness · texture
serif
Letter terminal flourish
- transitionalConnecting two phases
- typographyArranging letters for display
- fontCharacter style set
legibility · letterform · Times New Roman · typeset · kerning · readability · printing · press · typographer · Birmingham
Sherlock Holmes
Dartmoor · Conan Doyle · detective · moor · curse · Victorian · thriller · suspense · manor · legend
ink
Writing fluid
- pressApply force downward
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
booklet · stationery · letterhead · cardstock · paper · cotton · printing · impression · plates · registration
kerning
Letter-pair spacing adjustment
descender · baseline · x-height · uppercase · lowercase · italic · roman · bold · swash · counters
clarity
State of being understandable
- readabilityEase of understanding text
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
refinement · precision · crispness · openness · proportion · balance · spacing · evenness · texture · color