Typography Quiz

What is a typeface?

• The production of typefaces.

• The overall design of type characters.

• The technique of arranging typefaces

What is typography?

• The adjustment of space between groups of letters

• A common design with a with a set of weights and style

• The technique of arranging typefaces

What is kerning?

• The adjustment of space between groups of letters

• The adjustment of space between adjacent type characters to optimise their appearance

• Measurement of type size; distance from the highest ascender to the bottom of a descender

What is tracking?

• The adjustment of space between groups of letters

• The adjustment of space between adjacent type characters to optimize their appearance

• Measurement of type size; distance from the highest ascender to the bottom of a descender

What is point size?

• Measurement of type size; distance from the highest ascender to the bottom of a descender

• The adjustment of space between groups of letters

• The adjustment of space between adjacent type characters to optimize their appearance

What is leading?

• The vertical space between lines of type, and affects the readability of text

• The adjustment of space between groups of letters

• The adjustment of space between adjacent type characters to optimize their appearance

Name the area indicated by the red arrow.

• Stem

• Bowl

• X-height

The name of the invisible line marking the height of a font.

• Ascender line

• Baseline

• X-Height

A horizontal or upward sloping stroke.

• Arm

• Leg

• Ear

The invisible line where all characters sit.

• X-height

• Baseline

• Crossbar