Type Font Basics Part Five

Part 1: Styles Part 2: History Part 3: Meanings Part 4: Readability Part 5: Type Font Terms

Welcome to Jason Strohm's Type Font Basics Tutorial. you will be covering the three main type font styles: Serif, San Serif, and Script.

Part 1 of this tutorial gives a brief description of each main type font styles.

Part 2 covers the history of each main style to give you a better understanding of each.

Part 3 explains the current meaning and proper usage of each main type font style.

Part 4 discusses readability concerns. It covers traditional print materials and the new issues with digital medias.

Part 5 is a glossary of terms used by printers, graphic designers, and other print professionals.

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Font Term	Description
Bold	A thicker overall line width of the standard version of a typeface.
Cursive	Typefaces resembling handwritten script.
Font	A set of characters all with the same type face and with the same point size. (American spelling of the English 'fount').
Italic	Letters that slant forward.
Kerning	Kerning is the horizontal space between letters.
Leading	The vertical spacing between text lines
Light	A thinner overall line width of the standard version of a typeface.
Point size	Point size is based on the inch. 72 points equal one inch.
Roman	Used to identify upright typefaces, as opposed to italic or cursive.
Sans serif	A typeface with no serifs.
Script	Type designed to suggest writing with a brush or pen.
Serifs	The short cross lines at the ends of letters in certain typefaces.
Style	Style refers to the shape of a character such as serif, san serif, or script.
Weight	The degree of thick or thin of the typeface.

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