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D05 FULL
D05 TYPOGRAPHY UNIT FULL
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| SERIF | a classification of typeface with tapered corners on the ends of the letter stroke |
| SANS-SERIF | a classification of typeface with no serifs |
| FONT | In typography, a set of all characters in a typeface at a particular type size |
| TYPEFACE | In typography, a specific variation within a type family, such as roman, italic, bold, etc. |
| TYPE STYLE | a specific attribute within a typeface’s family such as italic, bold, bold italic, condensed, expanded, black or outline. |
| TYPE FAMILY | a group of style variations of a single typeface such as weight, width and slope that are designed to work together. |
| TEXT TYPE | type designed for body copy to be easily read in large quantities at small sizes (8 to 12 points) |
| DISPLAY TYPE | large or eye-catching type used for headings or advertisements (14 points & larger) |
| CHARACTERS | Any individual letter, numeral, or punctuation mark. |
| ASCENDER | the lowercase character stroke which extends above the x-height |
| DESCENDER | the lowercase character stroke which extends below the baseline |
| X-HEIGHT | The height equal to the height of the lowercase 'x' measured in points |
| BASELINE | the imaginary line upon which most letters sit |
| STROKE CONTRAST | the difference in thickness of the strokes of a character from the thickest to the thinnest |
| STRESS | the direction of the stroke weight when you draw a line through the thinnest points in the letter |
| DROP CAP | The first letter of a paragraph that is enlarged to "drop" down two or more lines |
| LIGATURE | Character pairs which have been re-designed as optional single characters such as & |
| TYPE SIZE | The height of a typeface from the top of the tallest letterform to the bottom of the lowest one, measured in points. |
| POINTS | the measurement to indicate the VERTICAL size of type and space between lines (leading) |
| PICAS | the measurement typically used to represent HORIZONTAL type or page measurements |
| KERNING | adjusting the space between two pairs of letters to create a visually even texture and improve readability |
| TRACKING | adjusting the space between groups of letters or entire text blocks to change line length and readability |
| LEADING | the space between lines of type from baseline to baseline measured in points. |
| SET SOLID | when point size of a font is set equal to leading. |
| RIGHT ALIGNED | text that is aligned along the right margin or gutter with ragged lines on the left |
| LEFT ALIGNED | text that is aligned along the left margin or gutter with ragged right lines on the right |
| CENTERED ALIGNMENT | text is not even on the left or right margin but there is an even gap on each side of each line |
| JUSTIFIED ALIGNMENT | text that lines up evenly on both the left and right sides except for the last line of a paragraph |
| FORCED JUSTIFIED | text that lines up evenly on both the left and right sides AND forces the last line to also end at the right margin |
| WIDOWS | when the last line of a paragraph is less than one-third the width of the line |
| ORPHANS | when the last line of a paragraph falls alone at the top of a column |
| LEGIBILITY | the ease with which a reader can recognize individual characters in a text determined by typeface design |
| READABILITY | the ease with which a reader can recognize words, sentences, and paragraphs determined by type usage |
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