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Computer Applications 2 1.01
Typefaces and fonts
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Computer Science
12th Grade
08/24/2010

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Serif
Definition
Characters have attributes on the tips
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Sans Serif
Definition
Characters do not have attributes on the tips
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Ornamental or Decorative
Definition
Designed strictly to catch the eye - Use sparingly
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Script
Definition
Characters appear to have been written by hand
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Serif
Definition
USED FOR: Newspaper, Books, Business documents, Magazines, Advertisements
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Sans Serif
Definition
USED FOR: Headlines, Captions, Tables, Online text, On-screen display, Webpages
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Ornamental/Decorative
Definition
USED FOR: Headlines on flyers, Symbols used in logos
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Script
Definition
USED FOR: Formal announcements, Invitations, Poetry, Place Cards
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Typeface
Definition
The basic design of a character
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Serif, Sans Serif, Decorative/Ornamental, Script
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Categories of typeface
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Font
Definition
A specific size, weight, and style applied to a character (letter, number, symbol)
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Example of font
Definition
Arial, bold, 12 pt
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Font style
Definition
Slant, weight, and special effects applied to text
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Example of font style
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Bold, italics, shadow, underline
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Font Family
Definition
A group of similarly formatted typefaces
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Example of font family
Definition
Arial, Arial Black, Arial Narrow, Arial Rounded MT Bold
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Monospaced
Definition
All characters receive an equal amount of space regardless of the size of the character
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Proportional
Definition
All characters receive a different amount of horizontal space based on the size of the character
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Leading (led-ing)
Definition
Vertical spacing between lines of text
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Kerning
Definition
Horizontal spacing between pairs of letters
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Tracking
Definition
Horizontal spacing between ALL characters in a large block of text
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Use of Monospace
Definition
Typeface spacing used in computer programming and biology
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Use of Proportional spacing
Definition
Typeface spacing used in most publications and documents
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Use of Leading
Definition
Typeface spacing used to slightly increase or decrease the length of a column of text so that it is even with an adjacent column
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Use of Kerning
Definition
Typeface spacing used to add or subtract space between pairs of letters to create more visually appealing and readable text
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Use of Tracking
Definition
Typeface spacing used to expand or contract a block of text for the purpose of aligning two columns
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