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Typeface
Legibility
Legibility has been given many names - among them discernability, readability, and visibility - some of which have the
same meaning and others which only partially define the term.
Contrast and harmony
Design is the art of assembling a diverse range of elements into an organised whole.
Page design
The evolution of printing, and its culmination in moveable types during the fifteenth century, caused changes in the way
media was presented, and inevitably created a considerably larger audience of readers than had ever existed.
What is type?
Type is the name given to any letter, number or punctuation symbol used by printers to clearly communicate ideas from the
author to the reader.
Dots and dashes
Introducing the dashes and dots that make the difference between page layout and word processing.
Circles in typefaces
Each part of a letter has a special name. Some parts have more than one name, depending on which book you read, and which
century the book discusses.
Curves in typefaces
Each part of a letter has a special name. Some parts have more than one name, depending on which book you read, and which
century the book discusses.
Imaginary lines in typefaces
Each part of a letter has a special name. Some parts have more than one name, depending on which book you read, and which
century the book discusses.
Strokes in typefaces
Each part of a letter has a special name. Some parts have more than one name, depending on which book you read, and which
century the book discusses.
Families, fonts and typefaces
The words "typeface" and "font" are commonly confused, but the distinction is important to maintain.
Identifying typefaces
There are three important attributes of type that help to determine its success for body text: shape, colour and space.
Identifying upper case letters
The capital letters we use are based on ancient Roman letters inscribed in stone.
The alphabet
There are twenty-six letters in the alphabet. Of these letters, thirteen that are called "short letters".
Classifying type
Book production has dominated the history of typefaces; only during the last hundred years did other forms of printing
such as advertising gain predominance.
Type measurement
Although most software allows a user to access measurements such as centimetres, inches and millimetres, typesetting uses
its own measurement system.
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