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type ; TEXT
You can use type to express the ideas conveyed in a file’s imagery or to deceiver an aditinol message.
Type
Should be limited, direct and to the point.
Font
The way the characters look 9size, color and design)
Outline type
is mathematically defined, can be scaled to any size without losing its sharp, smooth edges.
Bitmap type
Composed of pixels, and can develop jagged edges when enlarged.
Serif fonts:
Have a tail or stroke at the end of the character.
Sans erif font:
do not have tails 7 are commonly used in headlines.
Symbol fonts
used to display unique characters.
Points:
The size of each character is measured in (1 inch is equil=vilant to 72 points or 6 picas)
Default
SEFULT PHOTOSHOP SIZE IS 12PTS.
Structure
determines the size and *physical properties of the object.
Shading
Determines the lightning effects.
angle
determines where the shadow *fall relative to the text
Altitude
affects the amount of visible dimension.
Gloss contour
determines the pattern with which light is reflected
Highlight mode &shadow mode
determines how pigments are combined.
Rasterrized
converted to an image layer (can no longer be edited)
Distort Filters
let you create wave or curves in type (glass, pinch, ripple, etc)
Relief
height of ridges within an object
Type spacing
adjustments made between characters and limit of type
Monotype spacing
each character can take up different amount of space
proportional spacing
Each character can take up different amount of space
Kerning
controls the amount of space between characters and can affect several characters, a word, or an entire paragraph
tracking
insert a uniform amount of space between selected characters
Leading
Changes amount of space between lines of text
character plate
helps you manually or automatically control type properties such as kerning, tracking, and leading
Baseline
TYPE RESTS ON A INVISIBLE LINE
Baseline shift
vertical distance that type over from its baseline
Layer style
effects that can enhance the appearance of type
Drop shadow
creates an illusion that another colored layer of identical text is behind the selected text
Distance
determines how far the shadow falls from the text
Spread
Determines the width of the shadow text
Size
determines the clarity of the shadow
Anti-aliasing
partially fills in pixel edges with additional colors
None
This applies no alaisinhg
Sharp
display type with the best possible resolution
Crisp
gives type more definition and make type appear sharper
Strong
makes type appear heavier (like bold)
