Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Typography
Amber redmond
13
Art/Design
11th Grade
01/24/2013

Additional Art/Design Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Typography
Definition
Design characters and way they are repsented
Term
Typeface
Definition
Basic design of a character
Term
Serif
Definition
Characters that have attributes on the tips
Term
Sans serif
Definition
Characters that don't have an attribute
Term
Ornamental
Definition
Designed to catch the eye and used on flyers and ads
Term
Script
Definition
Characters appear to be writtten ; used on invations
Term
Font
Definition
Specific size, weight style applied to a character
Term
Fontstyle
Definition
Slant and wight of a characer like bold italics
Term
Monospaced
Definition
All characters recieve an equal amount of space regardless of the size of the character
Term
Proportional
Definition
all characters receive an equal amount of horizontal space based on the size of the character
Term
Leadding
Definition
Verticle spacing between of lines of text
Term
Kernling
Definition
Horizontal spacing between pairs of letters
Term
Tracking
Definition
Horizontal spacing between all the characters in alarge block of texy
Supporting users have an ad free experience!