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vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Desktop Publishing | This means creating documents, or publications, which will be printed and distributed or printed for display. |
| Typography | refers to the style and arrangement or appearance of text. |
| typeface | is the basic design of a character |
| Serif | are semi-structural details on the ends of some of the strokes that make up letters and symbols |
| Sans Serif | is one that does not have the small projecting features |
| font style | refers to the slant, weight and special effects applied to the text |
| font family | is the different sizes, weights and variations of a typeface |
| Monospaced Typefaces | Each letter takes up the same amount of space regardless of the letter size |
| Proportional Typefaces | The amount of space each character takes up is adjusted to the width of that character |
| Leading | The vertical spacing between lines of text. |
| Kerning | Horizontal spacing between pairs of letters |
| Tracking | Horizontal spacing between all of characters in a large block of text |
| Script | Appear to have been written by hand with a calligraphy pen or brush |
| Ornamental or Decorative | Designed strictly to catch the eye |
| Fonts | a complete set of metal characters for each size, weight, etc. |