Y8 Typography Review

What is TYPOGRAPHY?

• The art and technique of letters and words

• The study of ties

• How to type on a computer keyboard

• Essay writing

What is a TYPEFACE?

• it is a font, a family of letters, a type.

• it is different types of faces.

• It is an editing software for typography.

• it is a spooky monster with an ugly face.

Which of the following IS NOT a famous typeface?

• Garamond

• New Times Roman

• Gil Sans

• Round Table

Which software is best for editing and using typography?

• Adobe Photoshop

• Paint

• Adobe Illustrator

• Adobe Indesign

What is KERNING?

• the space above words

• the space below letters

• the space between letters

• the size of letters

what is a CHARACTER?

• person in a story

• a word

• a letter

• the parts of a letter

GOOD KERNING = _______________

• BALANCE

• NO BALANCE

• CONTRAST

• GOOD GRADES

Which of the following ARE typographic parts? (4)

• Serif

• Arm

• Leg

• Bar

• Thumb

If I change the VERTICAL SCALE what happens?

• The letters get taller/shorter

• The letters get wider/thinner

• The letters stretch in all directions

• The letters go upside down

What is a STRIKETHROUGH?

• a line that goes through the letters

• a line that goes under the letters

• a line that goes through the base

• a line that goes through a wormhole