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Using Power Point write your name using two different fonts in 100 point type

2 points

Now using the arrow tools and adding text boxes identify as many elements of each letter as you can. (Check the image and diagrams found below to help you)

10 points

• Aperture

  Opening at the end of an open counter.

• Arm

  A horizontal stroke not connected on one or both ends.

• Ascender

  An upward vertical stroke found on lowercase letters that extends above the typeface’s x-height.

• Baseline

  The invisible line where letters sit.

• Bowl

  A curved stroke that encloses a letter’s counter.

• Counter

  Fully or partially enclosed space within a letter.

• Crossbar

  A horizontal stroke.

• Descender

  A downward vertical stroke found on lowercase letters that extends below the baseline.

• Diagonal Stroke

  An angled stroke.

• Ear

  A small stroke projecting from the upper right bowl of some lowercase g’s.

• Finial

  A tapered or curved end.

• Hairline

  The thin strokes of a serif typeface.

• Ligature

  Two or more letters are joined together to form one glyph.

• Link

  A stroke that connects the top and bottom bowls of lowercase double-story g’s.

• Loop

  The enclosed or partially enclosed counter below the baseline of a double-story g.

• Lowercase

  The smaller form of letters in a typeface.

• Serif

  “Feet” or non-structural details at the ends of some strokes.

• Shoulder

  A curved stroke originating from a stem.

• Small Caps

  Uppercase characters that appear as a smaller size than the capital height of a typeface. Short for “small capitals”.

• Spine

  The main curved stroke for a capital and lowercase s.

• Spur

  A small projection from a curved stroke.

• Stem

  Primary vertical stroke.

• Tail

  A descending stroke, often decorative.

• Terminal

  The end of a stroke that lacks a serif.

• Uppercase

  A letter or group of letters of the size and form generally used to begin sentences and proper nouns. Also known as “capital letters”.

• x-height

  The height of the main body of a lowercase letter.

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Questions

Describe point size in your own words.

3 points

Explain what ascenders and descenders are.

4 points

Describe the 'X height' of text

3 points