text Flashcards
type
can use type to express ideas conveyed in imagery
type
should be limited direct and to the point
font
the way characters look size color and design
outline type
is mathmatically defined can be scaled to any size without losing its sharp
bitmap type
composed of pixels and can develop jagged edges
serif font
have tail or stroke at the end of the characters
sans serif font
do not have little tails & are commonly headlines
symbols font
used to display characters
points
fonts are measured in points
default photoshop text size
12
structure
the size and physical properties of the object
shading
determines the lighting effects
angle
determines where the shadow falls relative to the text
altitude
affects the amount of visible dimension
gloss contour
determines the pattern with which lights are reflected
highlight mode and shadow
determine how pigments are combined
rasterized
converted an image layer
distort filters
let u create waves or curves
relief
height of ridges within a object
type spacing
adjustment made between character and lines
monotype spacing
each character occupies the same amount of space
proportional spacing
each character can take up different amount of space
kerning
controls the amount of space between characters
tracking
amount of space between characters
