Type Properties

The attributes of a typeface. Type properties include weight, width, colour and x-height.

More terms you might want to know

Mock-up

A non-functional first draft of a design.

Bold

A greater typographic weight than the standard typeface, often used to highlight text that the writer wants to emphasise or denote sections, headlines or quotes in printed material.

Bold type is a little heavier than the average type because of its higher contrast, making it more readable. The opposite of bold type is light type, also known as regular or book.

Aperture

The setting on a camera's lens which controls how much light comes into the camera. Aperture settings can usually be set to F-stop values ranging from F1.4-F22. The higher the aperture value, the smaller the opening is, and vice versa, which affects the depth of field in photos and how much light reaches and illuminates a subject or scene in a photo.

Hue

A colour that appears to be pure and lacks any lightness (or tone) or saturation.

Character Set

A set of symbols or "characters" including letters, numbers and various other symbols.

Crop

A portion of an image where the remainder is discarded.

Storyboard

A graphical representation of a scenario, usually created and presented in sequence.

Masthead

The name, logo, and other identifying information at the top of a newspaper or magazine publication.

RGB

Red, green, and blue. These colours can be used to form a wide variety of colours in different devices such as computer monitors and televisions.

Point Size

A unit for defining the size of a font. It's not a distance; this unit's measurement is only relative to the typeface's design.

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