BBN–ANG–183 Typography Fonts

133 Pages·2017·10.25 MB·English

BBN–ANG–183 Typography
Fonts
Zoltán G. Kiss & Péter Szigetvári
DeptofEnglishLinguistics, EötvösLorándUniversity
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aims
topic outline
◮ font parameters, classification
◮ family, style, shape, weight, width
◮ typical uses of the font parameters
◮ size, typographic units
◮ colour, legibility, readability
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fonts
font: definition
font, typeface (fount: BrE)
a collection of glyphs (letterforms) with a particular design (style, shape,
weight, width, size) which are arranged in a way that they are allocated to
certain character positions, and with which text can be typeset
◮ e.g., “Times Bold”, “Helvetica Condensed Italic”, etc.
◮ font/typeface: betűtípus, betűkészlet; type: (szedett) betű;
glyph: betűalak, betűforma, karakteralak
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fonts
glyphs in a metal typeface
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fonts
arranged collection of glyphs in a metal typeface
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typo fonts
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fonts
a digital font
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fonts
a glyph in a digital font
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fonts
alternate glyphs of the characters and ‘Q’ and ‘G’
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parameters
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what are the basic parameters along which fonts vary
and can be characterized?
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