Anatomy of Type
Hierarchy
Type in Professional Design
Vocab
Misc.
100

The small line that caps letters, numbers, or glyphs

What is a "serif"

100
The biggest and boldest type on a page

What is a "heading"

100

Name a typeface that designers absolutely should not use

Impact, Comic Sans, Papyrus, or Bradley Hand

100

The space between two letters

What is "kerning"

100

Why is typographical hierarchy important in design?

Keeps info organized, lets reader find what they are looking for easily, highlights the most important info

200

The enclosed space of a letter

What is a "counter"

200

The range of point sizes you should use for body copy

What is "8-12 pt"

200

A typeface that is popular to use in body copy

Helvetica, Avenir, Baskerville, Open Sans, Amiri, Cooper Hewitt, Aktiv Grotesque

200

The appearance AND arrangement of characters

Typography

200

The decorative replacement of a serif in any capital letter

What is a "swash"

300

The height of a lower case letter in a font

What is "x-height"

300

Helvetica and Times New Roman are examples of typefaces you can use for this kind of type

What is "body copy"

300

A typeface that is popular for use in headlines, posters, or package design

Brothers, Modesto, Pacifico, Bodoni, Bebas Neue, Iron & Brine

300

A set of characters of the same design

What is a "typeface"

300

The end of a stroke that has no serif

What is a "terminal"

400

The part of a letter that extends upwards past the x-height

What is "ascender"

400

What kind of information should be in a heading?

The most important info (title, name of the event, etc)

400

What kinds of fonts are easiest to read in body copy?

What are "serif fonts"

400

A specific group of letters
within a typeface

What is a "font"

400

Design program that you should use if you want to kerns letter in a logo

What is "Illustrator"

500

The line on which letters sit

What is "baseline"

500

Name a purpose of subheadings

Helps you navigate quickly, helps keep info organized, highlights secondary info

500

A website you can use to find free fonts

500

The main vertical stroke in upright letters

What is a "stem"

500

Design program you should use if you want to kern letters in-line

What is "InDesign"

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