F
Process of covering paper or card with a strong transparent plastic film
Lamination
Vertical space between lines of text, from baseline to baseline. In early typesetting, strips of lead were placed between lines of type to increase the interline spacing.
Leading
A function within graphic software that allows the user to assemble, organize and re-edit their artwork
Layers
Downward sloping stroke on a k and R
Leg
Design draft or sketch of book, advertisement, title page, etc. produced to a designer to establish the
overall appearance and relationship between such elements as illustrations, photographs and typography
Layout
Two or more letters combined as a single character or glyph
Ligature
The term referring to the thickness of a printed line
Line Weight
The stroke section connecting the top and bottom bowls of a lowercase g
Link
Minor typesetting mistakes requiring correction before printing
Literals
Letters or words formed into a distinctive and unified form
Logotype
The lower portion of a two-story lowercase g
Loop
Invisible line resting on the body of the lowercase letters
Midline
The alphabet set of small letters, as opposed to capitals
Lowercase
One visual element is being representative of another
Metaphor
The negative space between the edge of the format and the outer edge of the content. These
proportions help to establish the overall tension (or lack of tension) in a composition. The smaller the _____ the more tension is created. Larger _____ create more whitespace and help focus attention on the positive space of the design. Larger margins also help the eye find a place to rest and can be a good area to place subordinate information.
Margins
Numbers that resemble caps by being uniform in height. Most often used in annual. Reports,
charts, and tables were numbers are meant to standout or supply critical information. These align vertically, making them preferable for setting tables, graphs, etc.
Modern Figures
Individual units of space that are separated by regular intervals. ______ are the basic building
blocks of grids. Ideally the width of a ______ will be based on the measure of a line of text. The height would be based on some multiple of the type’s leading or line-height. The upper left corner of a ______ is considered to be the active corner and the lower right corner, the passive corner.
Module
A form of communication combining text with graphics, page layout, video, audio, animation, etc.
Multimedia
A condition of being in the middle without activity, emphasis, or direction toward any one activity,
forms, or side
Neutrality
Slanted typeface, mechanically sheared unlike italics which are drawn and crafted separately.
Oblique/Slanted
A digital asset that exists completely in the digital form. An ___can be any type of digital file: an artwork, an article, music or even a meme.
NFT/Non-Fungible Token
An arch formed by two symmetrical double curves meeting at a point
Ogee
Numbers aligned with the lowercase, vary in size, many have ascenders and descender. Primarily used when less obtrusive numerals are required that appear in the body of text. ________ figures and are often paired with small caps for consistency.
Old Style/Hanging Figures
A computer program that controls a computer’s operation, directing information to and
from different components
Operating System
Term used to describe the arrangement of letters to avoid the appearance of uneven gaps and give the impression of consistent, even spacing between each letter
Optical Spacing