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Understanding Typography

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Typography   The style, arrangement and appearance of text  
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Typeface   The basic design of a character  
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Serif   A typeface with strokes at the end of the letters  
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Sans Serif   A regular type face  
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Ornamental   A typeface designed mainly to catch someone's eye, it should never be used in body text and can be hard to read  
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Script   Typeface that looks like it has been written by hand  
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Symbol   Typeface used for fun, (icons, emojis)  
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Font   The style, weight and size of a typeface  
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Monospaced   Each character takes up the same amount of horizontal space  
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Proportional   The amount each character takes up changes due to what letter it is  
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Visual Hierarchy   A way for readers to see when they can enter and exit a text using changes in font and typeface  
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Text Size   How big a character is  
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Text Style   The design of the character (bold, italic, fill color, stroke color, shadow, small caps)  
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Leading   Vertical spacing between lines of text (single spaced, double spaced)  
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Kerning   Horizontal spacing between pairs of letters, used to make text more visually appealing  
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Tracking   Horizontal spacing between all the characters in a large block of text  
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Lines   Can be straight or curved, be any design and be used for many things  
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Positive Space   Length, width and depth of objects  
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Negative Space   The distance between objects  
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Shapes   A 2-Dimensional space  
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Geometric   Triangles, Squares and Circles  
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Organic   Natural or Manmade shapes (Leaves, Flowers, Cars)  
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Form   The use of shadows and tone to make 3-Dimensional shapes  
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Mass   The amount of space taken up by an element  
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Texture   Used to convey a sense of touch or feel  
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Color   Evokes emotion and can bring it attention  
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Calming Colors   Considered Calming (Blue, Green, Violet)  
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Exciting Colors   Considered Exciting (Red, Orange, Yellow)  
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Neutral Colors   Unify a Design (Beige, Black, Gray, White)  
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Color Harmony   Color combinations that bring harmony and look well together  
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Color Palette   A large group of colors you can choose from  
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Complementary Color Scheme   Any 2 colors directly opposite each other one the color wheel  
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Analogous Color Scheme   Any colors, side by side on a color wheel  
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Monochromatic Scheme   Different variations of the same color  
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Hue   A color  
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Value   The brightness of a color  
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Tint   A hue plus white  
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Shade   A hue plus black  
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Saturation   The amount of a hue used, the colors intensity  
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Balance   The arrangements of elements  
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Symmetrical   Elements are centered or both evenly divided between horizontal and vertical  
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Asymmetrical   Off center alignment with an odd or uneven number of elements  
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Radial   the elements radiate or align in a circle  
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Contrast   Emphasizes the difference between elements  
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Unity/Harmony   All the design elements are consistent with each other in font and the overall message  
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Scale/ Proportion   The relationships between the sizes and various elements  
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Dominance/Emphasis   The first element the eye sees, the focal point  
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Grids   The use of columns and rows  
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Rule of Thirds   Splitting an image or design into thirds so you end up with 9 equal sections  
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Optical Center   The spot the eye first sees when it encounters a page  
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Z-Pattern   the pattern the eye follows while scanning a page  
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