Typography bod 4 part a

What is TYPOGRAPHY ?
It is derived from the Greek words that mean
form and writing. It is the art and technique of
arranging type in order to make a particular
language visible.

TYPOGRAPHY
Arrangement of TYPE involves the selection of
TYPEFACES Font Family
is a set of characters that share common design features
POINT SIZE
LINE LENGTH
LEADING
TRACKING
KERNING
Single typeface is represented by:
specific weightspecific weight
stylestyle
condensationcondensation
widthwidth
slantslant
italicizationitalicization
ornamentationornamentation
designer or foundrydesigner or foundry
N, B, BB, L
N, I, O
Typeface: Arial
Fonts: Arial Bold, Arial Narrow, Arial Italics, etc.
expanded
contracted
degree from the
vertical
Slant to the right
Symbols
Mass produced
Specialized
proportional
Monospaced

TYPOGRAPHY
TYPEFACES
Unit of Measurement
The point is the basic unit of measurement used in
typography, and all other measurements are
derived from it.
In typography, a measure of the height of the
characters of a font, measured in points.
0.351mm or 1/12 pica
POINT SIZE
LINE LENGTH
LEADING
TRACKING
KERNING

TYPOGRAPHY
TYPEFACES
Block of Typeset text
It is the width occupied by a block of typeset text.
A block of text or paragraph has a maximum line
length that fits a determined design.
It is determined by typographic parameters based
on a formal grid and template with several goals in
mind; balance and function for fit and readability
with a sensitivity to aesthetic style in typography.
POINT SIZE
LINE LENGTH
LEADING
TRACKING
KERNING

TYPOGRAPHY
TYPEFACES
Line Spacing
Refers to the distance between the baselines of
successive lines of type.
POINT SIZE
LINE LENGTH
LEADING
TRACKING
KERNING
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TYPOGRAPHY
TYPEFACES
Overall Spacing
Tracking refers to the overall spacing of a word or
block of text affecting its overall density and texture.
POINT SIZE
LINE LENGTH
LEADING
TRACKING
KERNING

TYPOGRAPHY
TYPEFACES
Space between characters
Kerning is a term applied specifically to the spacing
adjustment of two particular characters.
POINT SIZE
LINE LENGTH
LEADING
TRACKING
KERNING
type

ANATOMYANATOMY ofof TYPOGRAPHYTYPOGRAPHY

Cap Height
The height of a capital letter measured
from the baseline.
M O N P

Body Height
The complete area covered by all of the
characters in a font.

Apex
The point at the top of a character, where the left
and right strokes meet is the apex. It may be a
sharp point, blunt, or rounded and is an identifying
feature for some typefaces.

Vertex
The outside point at the bottom or top of a
character where two strokes meet.
Apex is a subset of VERTEX.
v

Bar
The horizontal stroke in letters.
Also referred to as Crossbar.
A H

Arc of stem
A curved stroke that is continuous with a straight
stem.

Arm
A horizontal or upward, sloping stroke that does not
connect to a stroke or stem on one or both ends.
W

Ascender
An upward vertical stroke found on the part of
lowercase letters that extends above the typeface’s
x-height.
Also known as Extender
k l b

X-height
The height of lowercase letters reach based on
height of lowercase x; does not include ascenders
or descenders.
m n o

Descender
The part of the letters that extends below the
baseline.
p

Bowl
The fully closed, rounded part of a letter.
p q d

Spine
The main curved stroke of a lowercase or capital S.

Serif
A stroke added as a stop to the beginning and end of
the main strokes of a character.
m n r q l

Bilateral Serif
A serif extending to both sides of a main stroke.
They are reflexive.
m n r q l

Beak
A sharp spur, found particularly at the
top of letters in some 20th century
Romans.
C

Overshoot
Ascenders extending into the space of a following
character.
Usually at an angle of 1, 3 or 7 degrees from the
normal
T E L

Flag
The horizontal stroke present on the
numeral 5.

Finial
A tapered or curved end.
c

Diagonal Stroke
An angled stroke.
w x v y

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