Website Design Typography and Color Theory 3

Question 1

What is a 'web-safe font'?

Accepted Answer

A font pre-installed on most operating systems and browsers

Answer

Web-safe fonts are typefaces pre-installed on most operating systems, ensuring consistent rendering without external loading.

Question 2

What does the CSS `line-height` property control?

Accepted Answer

The vertical space between lines of text

Answer

The `line-height` property sets the vertical spacing between lines of text, affecting readability.

Question 3

Which of the following is an analogous color scheme?

Accepted Answer

Blue, blue-green, and green

Answer

An analogous color scheme uses colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel, like blue, blue-green, and green.

Question 4

What is the best practice for the number of typefaces used in a single web design?

Accepted Answer

Two to three typefaces maximum

Answer

Best practice recommends using two to three typefaces maximum to maintain visual consistency and avoid typographic chaos.

Question 5

What is 'optical alignment' in typography?

Accepted Answer

Adjusting text placement to appear visually centered despite mathematical offset

Answer

Optical alignment adjusts text or elements slightly off mathematical center so they appear visually balanced to the human eye.

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