Typography

Typography is the study of _______.

• Type

• Color

• Sound

• Movement

What is the influence of Roman Capitals (c. 100 CE) on Western typography?

• Roman Capitals introduced serifs, which became a fundamental element in Western typography.

• Roman Capitals had no influence on Western typography.

• Roman Capitals introduced the concept of lowercase letters to Western typography.

• Roman Capitals were only used in ancient manuscripts and did not influence Western typography.

Which of the following features are characteristic of Old English type as shown in the image?

• Gothic Black letter style with elaborate decorations

• Simple and modern sans-serif

• Italicized and slanted

• Simple and minimalistic

What is the main characteristic of Sans Serif Typefaces?

• They have decorative strokes.

• They lack decorative strokes.

• They are always bold.

• They are always italic.

Identify the part of typography with the circle on this A.

• Crossbar

• Ascender

• Descender

• Serif

Identify the name of adjusting the space between 2 letters.

• Kerning

• Leading

• Tracking

• Baseline

Identify the blue line at the bottom of the y.

• Baseline

• Ascender

• Descender

• Cap Height

Fill in the blank: The line at which the bottom of the letters sit is called the _______.

• Baseline

• Capline

• Meanline

• Descender line

Fill in the blank: The part of a lowercase letter that extends above the x-height is known as the _______.

• Ascender

• Descender

• Baseline

• Cap height

Fill in the blank: The _______ is the horizontal line that marks the top of the capital letters.

• Cap height

• Baseline

• X-height

• Ascender line