Typography

Question 1

height of lowercase letter excluding ascenders and descenders

Answer 1

x-height

Question 2

short cross line at the end of the main stroke of a letter

Answer 2

Serif

Question 3

part of the lowercase letter that extends above the x-height

Answer 3

Ascender

Question 4

part of the lowercase letter that extends below the x-height

Answer 4

Descender

Question 5

a narrow or slender typeface

Answer 5

Condensed

Question 6

type printed white on a black background

Answer 6

Reversed out

Question 7

typographic font composed of thick and thin elements

Answer 7

Roman

Question 8

Typographic font composed of uniform elements

Answer 8

Gothic

Question 9

distinctive type, over 14 points which is used to attract attention

Answer 9

Display

Question 10

how bold a type is

Answer 10

Type weight

Question 11

process of subtracting space between specific pairs of letters so that the overall spacing is even

Answer 11

Kearning

Question 12

generally a computer term, a complete set of characters in one typeface

Answer 12

Font

Question 13

spacing between lines of type

Answer 13

Leading

Question 14

ex. flush left, ragged right, justified, centered

Answer 14

Paragraph Justification

Question 15

center of a letter such as an O

Answer 15

Counter

Question 16

2cd guideline when drawing type. The line at where the top of the x height falls

Answer 16

Waist line

Question 17

the measurement for the height of type

Answer 17

Point

Question 18

design of a single set of letterforms, numerals, and signs unified by consistent visual properties

Answer 18

Typeface