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6: Review Questions
What are
characters
?
The art of expressing ideas through the selection of appropriate typefaces is called _____.
An ascender extends _____ and a descender _____ the x-height letters.
What is the baseline?
Define the term
x-height
.
The finishing-off stroke at the top or bottom of a character is called a(n) _____.
Who is credited with designing and cutting the first Roman typefaces?
The German black letter type styles gradually were replaced by the _____ typeface.
Which designer first developed a typeface with letters designed solely for printing?
List and describe the seven basic typeface classifications.
What is the most popular typeface?
Name the three styles of type for typefaces.
A typeface _____ consists of the variation of one style of type.
A type _____ consists of the letters, figures, and punctuation marks that are of one size and style.
True or False?
The point size of a typeface is the same as its x-height.
A. True
B. False
Which is the larger unit of measure, the em or the en?
Changing the distance between words in a line of copy is called _____.
A. letterspacing
B. leading
C. kerning
D. wordspacing
_____ refers to changing the distance between some letters of a word to improve appearance of the type.
Name and describe three physical factors that affect legibility.
Which dash is used to substitute for the words
through
or
to
?
A. Hyphen.
B. En dash.
C. Em dash.
D. Forward slash.
The ability to display _____ increased type definition, making it far easier to read type on the screen.
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