Typography Study Questions
- In
your own words, define Typography. (The process of printing with
type.)
- Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/typography?s=t
2. What
is a Serif Font? (Small lines from the edges of letters and
symbols.)
- Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serif
3. What
is a Sans Serif Font? (A letter or symbol that does not have a
serif.)
- Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans-serif
4. Describe
the term Leading. Why is it called Leading? (Distance between the
successive lines of type.)
- Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leading
5. What
is the difference between Kerning and Tracking? (Kerning is
spacing less and tracking is more spacing.)
- Reference: http://www.justskins.com/forums/difference-between-leading-tracking-122273.html
6. Who
was Johann Gutenberg? A blacksmith, printer, publisher.
• What is he known for? He’s known for introducing the “movable type”
• Where is he from? He’s from the city called “Mainz”
• When did he live? Mainz as well
• What is he known for? He’s known for introducing the “movable type”
• Where is he from? He’s from the city called “Mainz”
• When did he live? Mainz as well
- Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Gutenberg
7. Define
these Elements of a Typeface:
• Descender- A line below the baseline.
• Ascender- A line that extends above the mean line.
• Bowl- Round or oval letters.
• Foot – Lines of text that appear at the bottom of every page. ``
• Baseline- Line where text rests.
• Cap height- Height of uppercase letters.
• X height- Height of lowercase letters.
• Descender- A line below the baseline.
• Ascender- A line that extends above the mean line.
• Bowl- Round or oval letters.
• Foot – Lines of text that appear at the bottom of every page. ``
• Baseline- Line where text rests.
• Cap height- Height of uppercase letters.
• X height- Height of lowercase letters.
- Reference: http://www.proximasoftware.com/fontexpert/terms
- Following
the traditions of typography, when is it correct to use:
• all caps? It could be used to draw more attention.
• a bold typeface? For titles/highlight important words/subject.
• an italic style typeface? Used as a reminder for important words.
• a serif typeface? When classifying fonts.
• a sans serif typeface? Not wanting the fonts to be noticed that much.
• Script or Calligraphy typefaces? To differentiate the word from others. - Reference: Wikipedia
- What
is the difference between a Bitmapped font and a Postscript font? (File
containing glyphs, characters, and symbols. Postscript font is a font
specification for professional digital type setting.)
·
Reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostScript_fonts
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