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Multimedia and Design
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13
Art/Design
12th Grade
01/24/2013

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Term
Typography
Definition
Design of characters and way they are presented on a page.
Term
Typeface
Definition
Basic design of a character
Term
Serif
Definition
characters have attributes on the tips
Term
Sansserif
Definition
Characters do not have attributes
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Ornamental
Definition
Designed to catch the eye and used on flyers and ads.
Term
Script
Definition
Characters appear to have been written by hand and used on invitations.
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Font
Definition
Specific size, weight style applied to a character
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Fontstyle
Definition
Slant and weight of a character like bold or italics
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Monospaced
Definition
All characters receive an equal amount of space regardless of the size of the character.
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Proportional
Definition
All characters receive a different amount of horizontal space based on the size of the character.
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Leading
Definition
Vertical spaceing between of lines of text.
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Kerning
Definition
Horizontal spacing between pairs of text.
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Tracking
Definition
Horizontal spacing between all the characters in a large block of text.
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