Fonts and Typography Understanding Fonts 3

Question 1

Which of these is a sans-serif typeface?

Accepted Answer

Helvetica

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Times New Roman

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Garamond

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Georgia

Question 2

What does font 'weight' refer to?

Accepted Answer

The thickness of the strokes

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The file size of the font

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The number of characters included

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The amount of spacing between letters

Question 3

An 'italic' font is best described as what?

Accepted Answer

A slanted design often with cursive-influenced letterforms

Answer

A heavier version of the regular weight

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A condensed version of the font

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A font with extra serifs

Question 4

What part of a letter is the 'ascender'?

Accepted Answer

The part of a lowercase letter rising above the x-height

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The part dropping below the baseline

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The horizontal stroke in 'A'

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The curved stroke of 'C'

Question 5

Which file format is a common modern web font format optimized for compression?

Accepted Answer

WOFF2

Answer

BMP

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PSD

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AVI

Question 6

What is a 'ligature' in typography?

Accepted Answer

Two or more characters joined into a single glyph

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A decorative border around text

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The space at the start of a line

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A bold version of a letter

Question 7

Which classification describes highly decorative fonts meant for headlines, not body text?

Accepted Answer

Display

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Serif

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Monospace

Answer

Humanist