Typography Vocab Quiz

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Across
  1. 2. the amount of blank space between lines of print.
  2. 5. the uniform increase or decrease in the spacing between a range of characters.
  3. 6. a small decorative line added as embellishment to the basic form of a character.
  4. 9. is the organization of elements on the page to draw the reader's eye to the first, second, and third most important messages to be communicated.
  5. 11. the most typical alignment. Type that is aligned on the left side and ragged on the right.
  6. 12. is the arrangement of text in a straight line, or in correct or appropriate relative positions such as left, center, right, or justified.
  7. 13. a set of letters or symbols in a fixed order, used to represent the basic sounds of a language; in particular, the set of letters from A to Z.
  8. 14. without serifs.
  9. 16. 1/72 of an inch in type measurement. Type and rules are measured in points.
  10. 17. a particular design of type, including all of the sizes and variations, like bold and italic.
  11. 18. to adjust the spacing between two characters in a piece of text to be printed.
  12. 19. the length of a line or block of text, best to be between 45 to 85 characters long.
Down
  1. 1. a printed or written letter or symbol.
  2. 3. type that is aligned on both the left and right sides.
  3. 4. the style and appearance of printed matter; the art or procedure of arranging type or processing data and printing from it.
  4. 6. designed to look like handwriting, script fonts express elegance when used in moderation.
  5. 7. the line on which most letters sit.
  6. 8. selecting two to three fonts to use in a design that complement each other in order to more clearly communicate the message of the design.
  7. 10. alignment type that is aligned in the center and ragged on both the left and right sides.
  8. 15. type that is aligned on the right side and ragged on the left.