ARLIA YUHANIS
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ANATOMY OF TYPOGRAPHY
Apex is the peak of the triangle of on uppercase ‘A’.
Vertex of a letter is the downward pointing part of a given letter of ‘v’, ‘w’
Vertex of a letter is the downward pointing part of a given letter of ‘v’, ‘w’
2 types of typefaces can be differentiate i.e. italic which characters are slanting or tilting to the right
A projecting horizontal or diagonal upward - sloping stroke that attaches to the stem is unattached on one or both ends, as in the letters 'T' and 'E'
The lower diagonal stroke of the letter 'K' and 'R'
The general round or elliptical form which are the basic body shape of
letters such as uppercase of ‘C’, ‘G’, ‘O’, and lowercase of ‘b’,’c’,’e’, and ‘p’
The white space enclosed by a letterform, whether wholly enclosed as
in ‘d’ or ‘o’ or partially as in ‘c’ or ‘m’
The term is used for the interior space created at the merging point of
two converging strokes.
Horizontal stroke that connects two
other strokes in a character.
Horizontal stroke that intersects
across the stem both ends of cross stroke are free.
The part of the lowercase letters “b, d, h, and k” extending above
the x-height line.
The part of some lowercase letters, which drop below the baseline,such as ‘g’, or a ‘q’.
The stroke that projects from the
upper of the lowercase Roman ‘g’, ‘r’, ‘f’ and ‘a’.
Projection smaller than a Serif that
reinforces that point at the end of a curved stroke, as in the capital letter ‘G’.
Hairline stroke is the thinnest of all strokes.
Stem (or main) stroke is the thickest in any given letter. The stroke is more or less straight.
The round stroke on the lowercase ‘g’ which drops below the baseline.
The stroke that connects the loop to the upper bowl in the middle
lowercase ‘g’.
The projecting stroke at bottom right side of uppercase ‘Q’. Tail can be
simple and functional, or
magnificent and decorative.
The enclosed part of the lowercase ‘e’
Spine is billow stroke at the middle of ‘s’
A curved stroke projecting from stem.
Decorative flourish used to accent a character usually at the beginning or end of a word.
Small swash like strokes used on calligraphic font to add decoration to the vertical strokes.
It is a half serif at the end of an ‘E, F, L, or T’.
Barb Is a half serif found at the end of a curved stroke, such as a ‘C, G, or S’
Terminal is the end of a stroke in a font.
Point size is a measurement for type. It is measured from the ascender to the descender lines.
EXCERCISE
QUESTION
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Listed all charateristics of anatomy?
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Discuss important of anatomy in typography?
ANSWER
1. Listed all characteristics of anatomy?
Arm/leg , Ascender , Bar , Bowl , Cap Height , Counter , Descender , Serif , Shoulder , Stem , Stroke , Swash , Tail , Terminal & X-height
2. The importance of anatomy in typography
Anatomy in typography is important because to understand the important principles and concepts of typography is the first step to being a successful typographer. The utmost basic and important element of typography is the letter, and each letter of the alphabet is distinguished by its unique shape, or letter form. Thus, it’s necessary to possess some basic knowledge of the terminologies before we step into the arena of type.