Joseph Petry Typography Vocab
Across
- 3. a set of fonts that have a common design
- 5. a line indicating the height within the font of an uppercase letters.
- 10. a typographical symbol or ornament.
- 13. the design of lettering that can include variations in size.
- 15. the line upon which most letters "sit."
- 16. the imaginary line that rests on top of the body of the lowercase letters.
- 18. a single element such as a letter, numeral, or mark
- 19. a diagonal part of a letter
- 20. the relative thickness of a fonts stroke
- 21. a particular size, weight, and style of a typeface
- 22. the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible.
- 23. a hieroglyphic character or symbol
- 25. a small line or stroke regularly attached to the end of a larger stroke.
Down
- 1. the spacing between induvial letters or characters.
- 2. is the distance between the baseline on the mid line of the lowercase letters.
- 4. the part of a lowercase letter that is taller than the fonts x-height
- 6. the smallest unit of measure
- 7. a cursive font based on a stylized from of calligraphy
- 8. one that does not have extending features callled "serifs."
- 9. the space between adjacent lines of type.
- 11. main stroke of a letterform
- 12. the portion of a lowercase letter that is taller than the fonts x-height
- 14. used to identify the way you decrease or increase the spacing between a range of letters.
- 17. the quality of being clear enough to read.
- 24. makes letters of a text thicker than the sitting text