Type on Screen

Question 1

PostScript

Answer 1

Created for Mac. Fonts allow the operating system or browser to figure out how to best translate a character’s precise vector outlines onto the cruder grid of the screen.

Question 2

TrueType

Answer 2

Favored by Windows

Question 3

Serif faces were introduced in the

Answer 3

fifteenth century

Question 4

Body copy is

Answer 4

the principal reading matter of a text

Question 5

heads are

Answer 5

short pieces of text that call out sections and subsections.

Question 6

A good text family includes

Answer 6

multiple weights and styles

Question 7

What is the rating system for web fonts?

Answer 7

1. Legibility
2. Flexibility
3. Classiness
4. Readability
5. Showmanship
6. Amphibiousness

Question 8

Why does google let designers have free access to web fonts?

Answer 8

To encourage designers to use real type in place of graphic GIFS in order to create searchable, translatable text.

Question 9

Good typography often goes

Answer 9

unnoticed, melting into the background.

Bad typography jumps out like a scary clown making a project look amateur, artless, or confusing.

Question 10

what is the screen size that is recommended as a starting point for web designers?

Answer 10

1024x768px

Question 11

A typographic grid consists of

Answer 11

text columns separated by gaps or gutters