DES228: Midterm Test Professor Anna Filbert

The Legibility of Type by Linda Reynolds • What is another term for letter spacing? (spaces be- • Making a relatively large x-height in relation to the capital tween multiple letters in a word or sentence.) letter height increases legibility in type. True or False? • If you are using 8 pt for your type size in a document • Making large, open counters and a relatively generous with using continuous text, what is an optimal setting for set width increases legibility in type. Why is this? line spacing?

• Allowing for not too much variation between thick and • What happens if our line length is too short? thin strokes increases legibility in type. True or false? • What happens if our line length is too long?

• Why is it possible that typefaces increase the legi- • What is the optimum line length for continuous reading? bility of type? • What is the maximum line length you should use? • Interestingly the top halves of lowercase letters are more important in letter and word recognition then the bottom • What is the minimum line length you should use? halves. Is it serifed or sans serifed typefaces that have a more distinguishable top half? • Research has shown that justified text decreases read- ability. What is one way to increase in justified • Why are all lowercase letters more legible than using all text? capital letters? • Which is harder to read, justified or unjustified text? • When setting a body of text would it make it more or less legible to set the text in bold? • What visually happens to type when you place light fig- ures on a dark background? • When setting a body of text would it make it more or less legible to set the text in italic? • When placing white text on a black background, what are ways to counteract its tendency to visually spread? • What is the danger to legibility when using condensed type? • Is it sans serif or serifed faces that generally withstand reversal (white text on a black background)better? • What is the danger to legibility when using extended type? • For good legibility, the contrast between type and its background should be at least what percent? • What is the optimum type size for continuous text?

• If letter spacing is too great, the outline of the type words Basic Rules of Good Typesetting and lines will be diluted and more difficult to recognize. True or false? • What is a widow in typography terms?

• What is another term for line spacing? • When setting large display type, what do we as design- ers need to consider? • What is another term for spacing in between two individ- ual letterforms? • How many hard returns should you make between para- graphs? • Be careful in over cluttering your design compositions as Type Anatomy and Vocabulary this can overwhelm your audience. What will incorporating a good amount of white space offer your audience? • What should you remember when choosing a Tracking typeface for your design piece? Display type Fixation • How many spaces should you use at the end Em dash of a sentence? En dash Serif • What is a short dash or hyphen used for? Sans serif Hyphen • What is an en dash used for? Widow Orphan • What is an em dash used for? Aperture Apex • What is the computer command for a bullet ? Arm Ampersand The Letterpress Cross bar Baseline • On the letterpress what are the differing size pieces Bowl of wood that you use to lock your type form into place Cap height called? • What is the name of the object depicted in the X-height image below? Axis Ball terminal Cap height Cross stroke Crotch Ear Eye Leg Ligature Open counter Shoulder Stroke Terminal Uppercase • What kind of letterpress do we have at Judson? Lowercase Vertex