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Measurements In The Graphic Communications Flashcards

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Graphic arts measuring system that was created because they had to work with smaller units of measurement than inches

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Point system

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Why was the point system created?

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Because they had to work with smaller units of measurement than inches

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What are the standard Units of measurement in the point system?

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POINT and PICA

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1 inch = __ picas

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6

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1 pica = __ points

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12

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1 inch = __ points

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72

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Line gauge is also known as what?

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E-Scale

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Graphic arts ruler. A device used to measure type sizes and line lengths in points and Picas.

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Line gauge

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E-scale is also known as what?

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Line guage

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Length of strokes is measured in

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Picas

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Abbreviation for Pica is

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P

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Abbreviation for 8 picas

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8P

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Abbreviation for 8.5 picas

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8P6p

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13
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If not a whole pica then the remaining measurement of strokes is measure in

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Points

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14
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Weight of stroke measure in

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Points

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Abbreviation for points is __ when used alone or __ when used with Picas

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“pt”

“p”

17
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Refers to the part of a lowercase letter that is above the font’s body height

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Ascender

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Measure type size (4 steps)

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  1. Identify an ascender and draw a line above.
  2. Identify a descender and draw a line below.
  3. Measure between each line using points scale in the line gauge
  4. You always measure between and ascender and descender line
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Refers to the parts of a lowercase letter that fall below the font’s body height

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Descender

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If an ascender or descender does not exist in the copy, how do you measure type size?

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Imagine where it might be and draw the line above or below that area

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Type is 14 points or larger and is used for headings

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Display type

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Type is 13 points or less and used for paragraphs

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Body type

22
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Leading is also known as

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Linespacing

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Amount of space between lines of type, measured in points

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Leading

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Linespacing is also known as

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Leading

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An imaginary line drawn along the bottom of body-height letters for rac line of text

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Base line

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Measure from ____ to ____ to determie/measure leading

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Base line

Base line

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Line gauge

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Graphic arts ruler. A device used to measure type sizes and line lengths in points and picas.

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Ascender

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Refers to the part of a lowercase letter that is above the font’s body height

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Descender

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Refers to the parts of a lowercase letter that fall below the font’s body height

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Display type

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Type is 14 points Or larger and is used for headings

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Body type

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Type is 13 points or less and used for paragraphs

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Leading

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Amount of space between lines of type, measured in points

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