GCM 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Thin Space, Monospaced Font, Amphora
22 Apr 2016
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Relative: based on the size of the type currently using. (if the type size increases/decrease, units will increase/decrease proportionally) Em space m (widest letter) 12pt x 12pt. En space n (half of the em) 6pt x 12pt. Thin space i (quarter of em) 3pt x12pt. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog contains every letter in the alphabet which is commonly used to see what each font will look like. All the letters take up the same amount of space. Around 95% of type today is proportionate type face. Letters do not take up the same amount of space. Lightness or darkness of a type face. Style (or posture) is the inclination of a letter around vertical axis. When people would add lines or blocks of lead between type. Measuring is measured from the base line of one letter to the base line of the letter about (baseline: top of the letter)
