The design and arrangement of type in print and digital media. Writing-system identities remain in Language.
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
Which font family describes Futura's letters, which lack small finishing strokes?
Futura began as metal printing type, so its crisp shapes reached paper decades before they appeared in computer font menus.
Which typeface appears on the Apollo 11 plaque left on the Moon?
The plaque is attached to the lunar module's descent stage, which stayed on the Moon when the astronauts returned.
Futura's capital letter "O" most closely resembles which shape?
Designer Paul Renner built Futura around simple geometric forms to give printed words a modern look.
Volkswagen's classic "Think small." Beetle ads used which typeface?
The ads paired plain lettering and generous empty space with a tiny Beetle, making the car's small size part of its appeal.
With font size and page dimensions fixed, increasing leading tends to require what for the same text?
Larger gaps between lines mean fewer lines fit on each page, so a book can grow longer without adding any words.
Which two letters are joined in the French ligature œ?
French words such as cœur retain œ, although keyboards and older text systems may substitute separate letters.
Which typeface is monospaced?
Consolas was designed for reading code and distinguishes characters that can look alike, such as zero and capital O.
Which typeface was created specifically for clear reading on computer screens?
Verdana uses a large lowercase height and generous spacing to keep small screen text distinct.
Which font family added italic styles to the original Comic Sans design?
Comic Sans Pro also expanded the design with extras such as speech-bubble symbols.
In the type specification 12/15, what is the baseline-to-baseline distance?
The first number gives type size and the second gives line spacing, so 12/15 includes three points of extra space.