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Typography
AVT 215 Starr
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Undergraduate 3
12/13/2011

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Type is measured in points, as are leading and rules. Typographers determine a leading by measuring lines in a paragraph from _ to _.
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baseline to baseline
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What is kerning? Explain the difference between tracking and kerning.
Definition

Kerning-space between letters.

Tracking-space between words.

Term
What's the basic formula designers can use to determine leading point size in setting body text?
Definition
Add 2-3 points.
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Ideal line length in a column of test is _ to _ words or _ to _ total characters.
Definition
9-10, 50-65
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_ is a single word-or a short line of text less than half the width of the column, that is, the last line in a column of paragraph text.
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Widow.
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_ is a continuing single line of paragraph text from a previous column in a new column.
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Orphan.
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When indicating a new paragraph, designers can use indents or space after a paragraph. A tasteful indent size is _ to _ characters.
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2 to 3.
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There are _ points to an inch.
Definition
72.
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How many points are there in a single pica?
Definition
12.
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Prime marks and double prime marks should only be used to indicate _ and _, never as quotation marks or apostrophes.
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Feet and inches.
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The Gutenberg Bible font was designed to mimic _ _.
Definition
Scribe's handwriting.
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In the film "Typeface", what was the name of the former wood type company in Two Rivers, Wisconsin?
Definition
Hamilton.
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What quality of wood was utilized in creating moveable type instead of metal?
Definition
Light weight.
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"Oil and water do not mix" describes the principle of which printing process?
Definition
Offset lithography.
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The order of the rollers in the offset printing process: _, _, _, _.
Definition
Ink, printing plate, offset, paper.
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Why does the printing image need to be offset? Why can't we print directly from the printing plate?
Definition
Made out of aluminum, soft (so offset).
Term
The name Helvetica is derived from:
Definition
Latin name for Switzerland.
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Between the years of 1450-1455, Gutenberg printed _ copies of his 42-line Bible, the majority on paper, but 45 copies were printed on vellum.
Definition
180.
Term

Do not use these two typefaces.


Definition
Helvetica or Arial.
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Do not use these types of quotes.

Definition
Straight quotes
Term
No returns of this kind.
Definition
Double.
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You should not put _ spaces after punctuation.
Definition
Two.
Term
None of these backgrounds behind text.
Definition
Grey.
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Do not justify your layout to _.
Definition
Center.
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None of these frames.
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Borders.
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No indents of this length.
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Half-inch.
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_ are unacceptable substitutes for bullets.
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Hyphens.
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Never use this type of type.
Definition
Shadowed outlined.
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Don't use 12-pt font with _ leading.
Definition
Auto.
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No _.
Definition
Underlining.
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