Vocabulary for Week 16

typography: The art or process of setting and arranging types and printing from them.  






typeface: 

A particular design of type.

serif: 

A slight projection finishing off a stroke of a letter, as in T contrasted with &ssT.

body type: 

a category of physique.

display type: 

Large or eye-catching type used for headings or advertisements.

reverse type: 

Copy which is printed in white against a color background (also known as "drop-out" printing).

point size: The size of a font measured in points.