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Using Text as a Media. Importance of the TEXT. The development of the Internet and World Wide Web Express the word. Attributes of a Block of Text. Typical font styles : Bold, Italic, Underlined Type size : Expressed in points. Leading: the space between lines
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Importance of the TEXT The development of the Internet and World Wide Web Express the word
Attributes of a Block of Text • Typical font styles : Bold, Italic, Underlined • Type size : Expressed in points. • Leading: the space between lines • Kerning: the spacing between character pairs • Alignment : left, right, centered, justified
Styles for a Font • Strikethrough • Double strikethrough • Superscript • Subscript • Shadow • Outline • Emboss • Engrave • Small caps • All caps • Hidden
Different between Typefaces and a Font • Typeface: a family of graphic characters that usually includes many type sized and style • Font: a collection of a single size and style belonging to a particular typeface family