CCT286H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Kerning, Letterform, Truetype
22 Mar 2018
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Ascender height - some elements may extend slightly above the cap height. Cap height - distance from the baseline to the top of the capital letter (determined by point. Descender height - length of a letter descenders (contributes to overall style and attitude) X-height - height of the main body (height of lower case x) Baseline - where letters site (stable axis along a line of text) Overhang - curves at the bottom and slightly below the baseline. Attempts to standardize the measurement of type began in 18th century. Used point system picas - p points - pts. X-point font with y point line spacing - x/y font-name. 1 pt = 1/72 inch or . 35 mm. 12 pts - 1p (unit commonly used to measure column widths) A typeface is measured from the top of the capital letter to the bottom of the lowest descender, plus a small buffer space.
