Title: Theory / Unimportant / Art / Typography
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Name: Pictograph
Definition: simple drawings of the things that existed in the world

Name: Ideograph
Definition: Symbol used to represent idea
Index: 2

Question: Why use small letters ?
Answer: Save paper
Index: 8

Name: Type
Definition: The physical object containing the form of a letter for printing
Index: 8

Name: Typeface
Definition: The precise way a letter is displayed on a type
Index: 8

Name: Gothic letter
Index: 6
Name2: Black letter
Etymology: Germany and the Northern nations's way to draw letter

Name: Munasistic script
Definition: Italy's way to draw letter
Index: 6

Question: Pay attention to what when designing letterform
Answer: Keep their basic shape
Context: Typography
Index: 6

Name: Character
Definition: The individual letters, punctuation, numerals, and other elements that are used when setting type.
Section: Anatomy of Type

Name: Lowercase
Section: Anatomy of Type
Name2: Small letters
Abbreviation: lc
Intuition: Letters stored in the lower section of the typecase

Definition: Both lower and upper case
Section: Anatomy of Type
Notation: U/lc
Denoted by: U&lc
Etymology: C/lc

Name: regular weight
Definition: The standard weight of a typeface
Section: Anatomy of Type
Name2: normal weight

Name: Thin
Definition: Extra light version of a typeface
Section: Anatomy of Type

Name: Condensed
Definition: A narrower version of the regular typeface.
Section: Anatomy of Type
Context: Typography
Name2: Compressed
Applied to3: important to fit more letters or a larger type size into a given space

Name: Extended
Definition: A wider version of the regular typeface.
Section: Anatomy of Type

Name: UPPERCASE
Page: 22
Chapter: 1
Section: Anatomy of Type
Context: Typography
Name2: capital letters
Abbreviation: U.C
Etymology: were stored in the upper section of the typecase
Abbreviation2: Caps

Name: Meanline
Definition: An imaginary line that runs along the top of most lowercase letters, such as a, c, e, i, m, n, u, v, w, and x
Page: 22
Chapter: 1
Section: Anatomy of Type
Context: typography

Name: Counter
Definition: The space entirely or partially enclosed within a letterform, such as the enclosed “bowl” of the letters b, d, and p.
Page: 24
Chapter: 1
Section: Anatomy of Type
Context: typography

Name: Serif
Definition: The finishing strokes that project from the main stroke of a letter
Page: 24
Chapter: 1
Section: Anatomy of Type
Context: typography

Name: Small caps
Definition: A complete alphabet of caps that are the same size as the body, or x-height, of the lowercase letters
Page: 24
Chapter: 1
Section: Anatomy of Type
Context: typography
Example: Acronym: NASA
Intuition: where regular capitals are required but might create unwanted emphasis

Name: Modern Figure
Definition: numbers that resemble caps by being uniform in height
Page: 24
Chapter: 1
Section: Anatomy of Type
Context: typography
Name2: Lining figures
Intuition: any application where numbers are meant to stand out or supply critical information.

Name: Old style Figure
Definition: numbers that are similar to lowercase
Page: 24
Chapter: 1
Section: Anatomy of Type
Context: typography
Name2: Nonlining figures
Intuition: less obtrusive numerals are required, such as within the body of text. For the same reason, old style figures are often combined with small caps

Name: Ligature
Definition: Two or more characters joined as a single unit.
Page: 24
Chapter: 1
Section: Anatomy of Type
Context: typography
Intuition: compensates for certain letters that set poorly when combined, such as V, W, X, Y, Z.

Name: Typestyle
Definition: A variation of a typeface, usually in weigth, or width of the letterforms
Page: 24
Chapter: 1
Section: Anatomy of Type
Context: typography

Name: Roman
Definition: The upright letterforms
Page: 24
Chapter: 1
Section: Anatomy of Type
Context: typography
DefType: Typestyle
Etymology: derived from the historic characters developed by the Romans

Question: Which typestyle is most easy to read
Answer: Roman
Page: 24
Chapter: 1
Section: Anatomy of Type
Context: typography

Name: Italic
Definition: Text slanted to the right, similar to Roman but adapted to be nice
Page: 24
Chapter: 1
Section: Anatomy of Type
Context: typography
Intuition: quiet emphasis
DefType: Typestyle

Name: Oblique
Definition: Roman text slanted to the right without any form of adaptation to make it better
Page: 24
Chapter: 1
Section: Anatomy of Type
Context: typography
DefType: Typestyle

Name: Regular
Definition: The standard weight of a typeface
Page: 24
Chapter: 1
Section: Anatomy of Type
Context: typography
Name2: normal
Typ: Typestyle

Name: Bold
Definition: A thicker, heavier version of the regular typefac
Page: 24
Chapter: 1
Section: Anatomy of Type
Context: typography
Intuition: Increased emphasis
DefType: Typestyle

Name: Light
Definition: A lighter or thinner version of the regular typeface
Page: 24
Chapter: 1
Section: Anatomy of Type
Context: typography
DefType: Typestyle