Tuesday, May 26, 2009

vocab

1. Font: A specific size and style of a letter or number

2. Type: To enter characters by pressing keys on the keyboard

3. Serif: Lines on the end of letters

4. San-Serif: No lines on the ends of letters

5. Italics: Refers to cursive typefaces based on a stylized form of calligraphic handwriting

6. Stroke: The pressing of a key

7. Glyph: Art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief

8. Character: May refer to any sign or symbol.

9. Script: Script typefaces are based upon the varied and often fluid stroke created by handwriting.

10. Ligature: Character consisting of two or more letters combined into one

11. Justification: The typographic alignment setting of text or images within a column or "measure" to align along both the left and right margin.

12. OpenType Fonts: Based on the Microsoft TrueType fonts, that contain screen and printer fonts in a set.

13. TrueType Fonts: TrueType is a vector font standard developed by Apple, and is also used in Microsoft Windows.

14. Post Script: Small information left after the main idea is stated

15. Leading: Going ahead of a stroke to find characters

16. Kerning: referring to the process of physically removing material from the cast character

17.Tracking: Following the form of a character