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MTC digital design typography one
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Modern type's distinguishing attributes are
thin and curly
severe transitions (thick to thin) and serifs that are thin and horizontal
thick and straight
slight transitions (thick to thin) and serifs that are curly
2
What is the meaning of grapheia?
recording
video
writing
typing
3
Modern fonts are "modern" because they appear later,
in the dark ages
in the beginning of the 18th century
in our modern era
at the end of the 16th century
4
These fonts have both
thick and thin rounded elements
thin and thick elements
large and small squares
thin and rounded edges
5
What type of fonts feel old?
Midevial
Sans Serifs
Serifs
Old Style
6
Transitional type features are
old-style and modern
traditional type
old-style type
modern type
7
Old Type was used primarily in the
12-17 centuries
Early 2000's
1700's
1800's
8
Which type is extremely readable from a distance?
Script fonts
Decorative
Old-Style
Slab Serif
9
Slab Serif is also referred to as
Spanish
Roman
Egyptian
Peruvian
10
text type is designed to be
legible and readable at large sizes
made into large posters/billboard ads
legible and readable at small sizes
unreadable in small sizes
11
These fonts have industrial strength and fortitude:
All caps type
typography
Traditional fonts
Slab Serif
12
Script fonts emulate
artistic characteristics
printed handwriting
cursive handwriting
decorative (novelty)
13
Which of these is an anatomy of type?
x-height
part
transitional
sans serif
14
What makes text easier to read?
lighting
White Space
glasses
clean area
15
The ability to read text easily is...
accuracy
large font
legibility
comprehenson
16
What is a font?
a complete set of specific type in one size and style
arial
italics
letterforms
17
...fonts have thicker thicks.The vertical lines prevail creating fence-like look
Script fonts
Transitional
Sans Serif
Slab Serif
18
The brackets of transitional serif fonts are
squared but the edges of the serifs are squared off
squared but the edges of the serifs are drawn to a point
rounded but the edges of the serifs are diamond shaped
rounded but the edges of the serifs are squared off
19
Display type includes fonts designed for
scattered point sizes
extremely small point sizes
large point sizes
bold and decorative sizes
20
Old-Style types have abrupt...
transition from thick to thin strokes
line spacing
transition from thin to thick strokes
endings
21
Modern fonts have a...
thin appearance
mechanical appearance
light appearance
heavy appearance
22
Old-Style Serifs are
rounded and the edges of the serifs are rounded off
rounded
rounded but the edges of the serifs are squared off
squared but the edges of the serifs are rounded off
23
Which font is used to catch people's attention?
Modern Type
Old-Style
Slab Serif
Transitional
24
What is the meaning of typos?
artwork
line
impression or mark
preference
25
Transitional fonts design were created by
Pencil and Paper
Calligraphy
Egyptian black ink
Pen and ink
26
Georgia is an example of a
Modern type
contemporary font
mechanical appearance
Roman chisel
27
Slab Serif fonts appear in the
1800's
1600-1800's
legal papers
Modern
28
Many script types have a look of
uniformity
camelback
continuity
chaos
29
Sans-serif fonts didn’t gain popularity until the beginning of the
evolution of the printing press
computer monitor use
protests in the 1970's
evolvement of modernism after WWI
30
Typography includes arrangement, style and...
appearance
vibration
sound
taste
31
What does typography mean?
making impressions with writing
a complete set of specific type
font
style
32
Modern type was developed during the
1700's
1600-1700's
prohibition
stone age
33
...maintain shapes similar to chisel cuts made by Roman stonemason
word art
old-style types of serifs
comic sans
san serifs
34
Typography isn't very important in design.
False
True
35
Anatomy of type includes
capline
crossbar
ear
font
36
Typography is a very important part of any design that is used as a mean of visual communication
False
True
37
Impressions and Writing is the literal meaning of...
music
typography
mind reading
acting
38
The beginning of the 20th century saw popularity for
decorative fonts
Sans-serif fonts
Old-Style fonts
chiseled fonts
39
Modern fonts look elegant when
used in general
used for decoration
used for big type
used for small type
40
The earliest example of "Old Style" type is
handwritten
printed type
latin
sanscrit
41
The below picture are examples of what type of font?
Old-Style
Slab Serif
Modern
Transitional
42
What provides a transition between old-style and modern serif fonts?
Sans Serif
Script fonts
Slab Serif
Transitional fonts
43
Script type is common enough to be included in what type fonts?
original
Classical
transitional
traditional
44
What is an example of a font "type"?
serif
Arial
italic
Old Style
45
Many sans-serif fonts were designed for
artwork
chalkboard use
screen use
white board use
46
Old-Style font example is
Garamond
Bodoni
comic sans
Baskerville
47
Transitional type began to appear around the late
1800's
early 1600's
1990's
1600's and early 1700's
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What are the two primary categories of type?
handwritten and text
display and pixels
ink and pen
text and display
