1.01b Investigate typefaces and fonts.. Fonts It’s easier to understand fonts if you begin with the original definition of a font. Before desktop publishing,

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1.01b Investigate typefaces and fonts.

Fonts It’s easier to understand fonts if you begin with the original definition of a font. Before desktop publishing, people called ‘typesetters’ set the type by hand using moveable type. Each character was a separate block of metal. The letters were “set” on the layout to form the text. Each typeface had a complete set of metal characters for each size, weight, etc. Click here for an image on Wikipedia

Fonts Continued Each different size or weight required a completely separate set of metal characters. Each metal set of characters was kept in its own drawer and was called a type font. So a font is the specific size, weight and style applied to a character, letter, number, or symbol. Examples:Arial, bold, 12 point Arial, italic, 14 point Arial, 10 point

Font Style The font style refers to the slant, weight and special effects applied to the text. Examples: Bold Italic Underline Shadow Shadow Outline Small Caps

Font Families A font family is the different sizes, weights and variations of a typeface or a group of similarly formatted typefaces. Examples:Arial Arial Black Arial Narrow Arial Rounded MT Bold

Typeface Spacing Monospace Proportional Leading Kerning Tracking

Monospaced Typefaces Each letter takes up the same amount of space regardless of the letter size. Advantages Easier to see thin punctuation marks. Similar characters look more different. If limited to a certain number of characters per line, each line will look alike. Used often in computer programming &biology Courier is monospaced

Proportional Typefaces Proportional The amount of space each character takes up is adjusted to the width of that character. Therefore, an i is not as wide as an m and receives less space. Advantages Does not take up as much space as monospaced typefaces. Easier to read. Used in most documents and publications. Times New Roman is proportional

Leading The vertical spacing between lines of text. Pronounced “led-ding.” In most software programs, it is referred to as line spacing. In Desktop Publishing, it is still referred to as leading because typesetters used long pieces of lead between the moveable type to create blank lines between the text.

Leading Continued… If there were no space between the lines of text, the letters would touch the lines above and below them and would be extremely difficult to read. Used to: Slightly increase or decrease the length of a column of text so that it is even with an adjacent column. To make a block of text fit in a space that is larger or smaller than the text block.

Leading Expand the paragraph section on the Home Ribbon Go to Spacing Line Spacing Spacing Before/After

Kerning Horizontal spacing between pairs of letters Used to add or subtract space between pairs of letters to create a more visually appealing and readable text. BOOK – before kerning. – after kerning the O’s.

Kerning Expand the font section of the Home Ribbon Chick on the Character Spacing Tab Click on Kerning

Tracking Horizontal spacing between all of characters in a large block of text. Makes a block of text seem more open or more dense. Examples

Tracking Continued… Makes a block of text more open and airy or more dense. Used to expand or contract a block of text for the purpose of aligning two columns.