GCM 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Amphora, Thin Space, Typography
24 Aug 2016
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84 points = 84/12 = 7 pts, 143 points = 143/12 = 91 pts, 5. 5 picas = 5. 5x6 = 33p, 337 points = 337/72 = 4. 68 . Monospaced type every character takes up the same amount of space (are all the same width). Proportionate type letters take up appropriate size. Width horizontal measure of a character (condensed, normal, and expanded) Weight lightness or darkness of a character (light, medium, semi-bold, bold) Style the posture of a character (roman letters, italics, obliques) Auto/default leading 1. 2 times point size of the type. Negative leading leading less than the point size of the type. Set solid leading that is equal to its point size. Kerning & tracking letter spacing changing the space between characters. Ampersand 2 letters combined: the e and the t of the latin et". Body text/running text across pages, columns, text books. Readability speed or ease of reading a text. Legibility how well we can decipher individual characters.
