Didot is probably one of my favorite typefaces. Unfortunately, it isn't even offered on blogger :(. For project 3, I have chose Didot as my font to be the topic of my poster! I am extremely excited. So far, I have constructed the Eiffel Tower comprised of many different sizes and letters using the Didot font. I chose to make the Eiffel Tower, mainly because the creator, Firmin Didot originally cut the letters of Didot and cast them as type in Paris in 1784. The Eiffel Tower represents the origination of this beautiful font. Didot font takes inspiration from John Baskerville's experimentation with increasing stroke contrast and more condensed curvature. This font is also similar to faces developed by Giambattista Bodoni--- the various Bodoni variations. Didot is classified as serif due to its serifs at the end of its strokes. The strokes are almost my favorite detail of this font(these end serifs allow me to combine letters very nicely). I am excited to see where many, many hours in XARTS gets me in terms of the final project. I love that we finally  get to experiment with colors! YAY!