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Lesson 1.1 Guidelines

This document provides instruction on lettering techniques. It discusses that with persistence and intelligence, anyone can learn lettering. There are three necessary steps: understanding letter proportions and strokes, composition spacing, and practice with continuous improvement. Standard letter heights are given in millimeters for titles, subtitles, and other text. Guidelines are essential for regulating letter height and keeping letters uniformly vertical or inclined. The document also provides guidance on using letter case for different map features.

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Lesson 1.1 Guidelines

This document provides instruction on lettering techniques. It discusses that with persistence and intelligence, anyone can learn lettering. There are three necessary steps: understanding letter proportions and strokes, composition spacing, and practice with continuous improvement. Standard letter heights are given in millimeters for titles, subtitles, and other text. Guidelines are essential for regulating letter height and keeping letters uniformly vertical or inclined. The document also provides guidance on using letter case for different map features.

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LESSON 1

Lettering

TECHNIQUE OF LETTERING
ANY NORMAL PERSON CAN LEARN TO LETTER IF HE IS PERSISTENT AND INTELLIGENT IN HIS EFFORTS.
WHILE IT IS TRUE THAT “PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT,” IT MUST BE UNDERSTOOD THAT PRACTICE ALONE IS
NOT ENOUGH; IT MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CONTINUOUS EFFORT TO IMPROVE.

THERE ARE THREE NECESSARY STEPS IN LEARNING TO LETTER:


1. KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROPORTIONS AND FORMS OF THE LETTERS, AND THE ORDER OF THE
STROKES.
2. KNOWLEDGE OF COMPOSITION - THE SPACING OF THE LETTERS AND WORDS.
3. PERSISTENT PRACTICE, WITH CONTINUOUS EFFORT TO IMPROVE.

SIZE OF LETTERS

1 SIZE OF LETTERS ARE MEASURED BY HEIGHT “H” OF THE CAPITAL LETTERS AS WELL AS NUMERALS.
2 STANDARD/RECOMMENDED HEIGHTS FOR CAPITAL LETTERS AND NUMERALS ARE GIVEN BELOW:
2.5 MM, 3.5 MM, 5 MM, 7 MM, 10 MM, 14 MM & 20 MM.
RATIO DIMENSIONS (MM)
H LETTERING HEIGHT CAPITALS (10/10) H 2.5 3.5 5 7 10 14 20
A LOWERCASE (7/10) H - 2.5 3.5 5 7 10 14
B SPACING BETWEEN CHARACTERS (2/10) H 0.5 0.7 1 1.4 2 2.8 4
C MIN. SPACE OF BASE LINES (14/10) H 3.5 5 7 10 14 20 28
D MIN. SPACING BETWEEN WORDS (6/10) H 1.5 2.1 3 4.2 6 8.4 12
NOTE: THE SPACING BETWEEN TWO CHARACTERS MAY BE REDUCED BY HALF TO GIVE A BETTER VISUAL EFFECT,
EXAMPLE BELOW: CHARACTER T IN THE WORD LETTER

B D D D

H
C

NOTE: SPACE BETWEEN LINES ARE USUALLY 3/5 TO TOTAL HEIGHT OF THE LETTERS
MAIN TITLE 5 MM, 7 MM, 10 MM, …
SUBTITLES 3.5 MM, 5 MM, 7 MM, …
DIMENSIONS, NOTES, ETC. 2.5 MM, 3.5 MM, 5 MM, …

GUIDELINES
EXTREMELY LIGHT HORIZONTAL GUIDELINES ARE NECESSARY TO REGULATE THE HEIGHT OF LETTERS. IN
ADDITION, LIGHT VERTICAL OR INCLINED GUIDELINES ARE NEEDED TO KEEP THE LETTERS UNIFORMLY VERTICAL
OR INCLINED. GUIDELINES ARE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL FOR GOOD LETTERING AND SHOULD BE REGARDED
AS A WELCOME AID, NOT AS AN UNNECESSARY REQUIREMENT.
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE
CORRECT AND UNIFORM HEIGHT OF
LETTERS AND NUMERALS, GUIDELINES
ARE DRAWN USING 2H PENCIL WITH
LIGHT PRESSURE.

- VERTICAL AND INCLINED


GUIDELINES ARE DRAWN AT RANDOM.

- INCLINED GUIDELINES ARE


O
APPROXIMATELY 68.2 WITH THE
HORIZONTAL OR 5:2 SLOPE
USE OF LETTERING IN MAPS
VERTICAL CAPITAL NAME OF STATES, COUNTRIES, TOWNS, CAPITALS, ETC.
VERTICAL LOWERCASE NAME OF SMALL TOWNS, VILLAGES, STREET, ETC.
INCLINED CAPITAL NAME OF OCEANS, BAYS, GULFS, LARGE LAKES, RIVERS, ETC.
INCLINED LOWERCASE NAME OF RIVERS, CREEKS, SMALL LAKES, PONDS, MARSHES, ETC.

LOWERCASE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE FIRST LETTER IS LOWERCASE

EXAMPLE Calumpang River instead of calumpang river


Rizal Avenue instead of rizal avenue

PREPARED BY:
ENGR. AETHELBERT V. CABATAY

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