COMM 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sans-Serif, Kerning, Extrusion
Document Summary
Font a set of characters with a similar appearance, size, and color. Outline type mathematically defined type that can be scaled to any size without losing sharp edges. Bitmap type composed of pixels and can develop jagged pixels when enlarged. Font family a complete set of characters, letters, and symbols for a particular typeface. Serif fonts fonts that have a stroke at the ends of some characters that make it easier for the eye to recognize words. Sans serif fonts do not have tails and are normally used in headlines. Points the measurement for the size of each character within a font. Postscript a programming language that optimizes printed text and graphics. Type spacing finite adjustments to the space between characters and between lines of type. Monotype spacing each character occupies the same amount of space. Proportional spacing each character occupies a different amount of spca, depending on its width. Kerning controls the amount of space between two characters.
