#TypeTerm ✎ Body: the imaginary area that encompasses each character in a font. The height of the body equals the point size.

When concerned about readability, pay as much attention to the x-height as the point size.

#TypeTerm ✎ Baseline: The imaginary line upon which the letters in a font appear to rest.

Basic #TypeTip ✎ Choose your #typeface wisely.

#TypeTerm ✎ Counter: Enclosed or partially enclosed circular or curved negative space (white space) of some letters such as d, o, and s

#TypeTerm ✎ Axis: An imaginary line drawn from top to bottom of a glyph bisecting the upper and lower strokes. The slant of the axis (or lack thereof) often helps determine the type classification.

#TypeTerm ✎ Axis: An imaginary line drawn from top to bottom of a glyph bisecting the upper and lower strokes. The slant of the axis (or lack thereof) often helps determine the type classification.

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This weeks #typeterm: Antiqua, Antikva - Common German & Scandinavian names for serif faces, as opposed to "Grotesk" which means sans serif.

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