Typography

Question	Answer
_____ involves the selection of appropriate typefaces, typefaces, type sizes, and type spacing for specific types of documents	Typography
Other kinds of type, such as _____, can be very flamboyant and fun	Display type
Typefaces can be separated into 2 general classes: _____, and _____	Serif Sans serif
_____ type is generally preferred for body text	Serified
_____, which is sometimes more difficult to read, is commonly used for headlines and subheads	Sans serif
The top line is called the _____ line, because all of the letters in a typeface extent upward to meet it	Cap height
The middle line is called the _____ line, because it's the height of the lowercase x in any typeface	X-height
The bottom line is called the ____, the main part of every character rests on this line	Baseline
The main part, or _____, of lowercase characters fits between the baseline and the x-height line	Body
The part of the character that extends to the cap height line is called the _____	Ascender
The part of the character which falls below the baseline is called the _____	Descender
The main vertical stroke of a letter is called a _____	Stem
The horizontal line that connects two legs of a character is called a ____	Bar
The peak of a character that meets the cap height line is called the characters ____	Apex
The empty space within the character is called the character's _____	Counter
_____ spacing - when i takes up just as much room as the m; doesn't make allowances for differences in width	Nonpraportional or Monospacing

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