Technical terms to do with type.
- Leading - the spcae between the base line of the first line and the cap height of the next line
- Shown as (for example) 10/14pt. 10 = the font point size, 14 = the leading point size.
- 10pt font + 4pt leading = 14pt line feed
- Pica ans Ems (very confusing)
- a Pica Em is 12pts always
- things can be measured in Ems. When you indent a line or paragraph the size of the indent will be 1 Em x the point size your body of type is written in.
- Ligatures - when two letters join.
- Kearning - specifically the spacing between a pair of letters - example: 1 958 1958
- Reversed out - when text is reversed out of the back ground colour sometimes you may have to change the kearning so it doesn't bleed out.
- Tracking - the spacing of all the letters.
The Grid.
- Used a lot in editorial designs.
- Grids for different functions - help the reader read the words - example: Theatre script.
From this session we were given the task of pairing up and using a measure to note different point sizes within the same article of a magazine or newspaper of our choice.
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