The ANALISIS TIPOGRAFI VERNAKULAR PADA BATU NISAN DI KOTA BANDUNG DAN SEKITARNYA

The Typographic And Visual Analysis on Tombstones

Abstract

Death is something that all humans have to face. In delivering humans to their final resting place, there are
various series of ceremonies that also require property, one of which is a tombstone. Tombstones are a form of
respect for those who have died and function as markers and community archives because in them there is
information about who died, year of birth and death, service, and position. so that it can be conveyed easily,
accurate typography is needed in order to properly represent the information and who is buried there. Therefore
this study was formed to find out how the visual form and characteristics of vernacular typography are covered
by tombstones through descriptive research. The method of data collection is done by using purposive sampling
conducted on 160 samples from several public cemeteries in Bandung. The results show that these tombstones
have various variations of vernacular typography which, when grouped, have their own characteristics as a result
of the existence of various backgrounds in the society.
Keywords : Vernacular, batu nisan, Bandung, typography