Book
Lecture
Grids!
Potpourri
100

An ongoing sequence of words is the definition of this term.


Text

100

This type of alignment has even edges of both the left and right side

Justified

100

The negative space between the content and the page edge

Margins

100

This gestalt principle describes how spacing affects the relationship between words

Proximity

200

This is the space between two letters.

Kerning

200

This is the study of existing conventional communicative systems.

Semiology

200

This grid type is great for text heavy books

Manuscript

200

This is the distance between baselines

Leading

300

This is the spacing between a group of letters.

Tracking

300

This semiology term describes the sign vehicle that attempts to communicate.

Signifier

300

The space created by the intersection of rows and columns.

Module

300

This term describes uneven negative space between words that create vertical negative space in justified text.

Rivers

400

This type of space is the area between content and has just as much presence as the printed area.

White/Negative Space

400

This type of tracking has letters farther apart and makes paragraphs look airier or lighter.

Loose / Positive

400

The space between columns.

Gutter

400

This term describes the irregular or uneven edge of text aligned left right or center.

Rag

500

The french critic who discussed text as a network and declared the death of the author.

Barthes

500

This is a difficult kerning pair.

WA, VA, Ta, or Fa

500

The ideal line length contains this many characters.

45-90 (66)

500

This term describes a short line at the end of a paragraph or column

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