Typography: Anatomy of a Letter

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[@virginiarougonchavis2649]

Great to see this in mainstream media. However, the baseline is not positioned correctly in this video. Flat letters will meet the baseline (as in the opening image). However, in the images explaining ascenders and descenders, the baseline is moved downward, below the curved letterforms, which is incorrect. Rounded letterforms actually cross the baseline slightly. If they were to meet the line, they would optically appear smaller than the other letters on the line. This is also true of the meanline and capline. Enjoy learning about typography!

[@syrianakahli1960]

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[@jacktegel3953]

My father was a typesetter, so I learned many of the terms used in this video at very early age, probably as soon as I learned to read.

[@im_mojammel]

Summary :
00:15 🖋 Understand the basic anatomy of letterforms, including the baseline, stem, ascender, and descender strokes, and x-height to improve your typography skills.
01:26 🏛 Use uppercase letters for proper nouns and headers to create a bold impact in your designs.
02:05 🤔 Many typography terms are inspired by our bodies, like the head, counters, spines, ears, and shoulders.
02:49 🆒 Serif typefaces have extended stroke details called "feet," while sans-serif styles lack these details, which means "without feet."
03:02 📚 Continuously explore the key characteristics of different typefaces to enhance your typography skills over time.

[@surabhibhatt4248]

You explained very well

[@ajmalartistryandwriteupsam4878]

Priceless

[@GreekMamaE]

This is so cool ❤️❤️

[@geangarcia2673]

Practical terms. Thank you for the tutorial!

[@envatotuts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@artistankit8945]

Grt info thanksssssomuch

[@whatskrakin37]

Anyone here from Mr. Arce's class in PHS
I think these are correct
1 - Capline
2 - Meanline
3 - Baseline
4 - Serif
5 - Descender
6 - Counter
7 - Ear
8 - Ascender
9 - Serif
10 - X - height

[@expressthetalent1227]

Can you teah me, how to design a best page including text & wallpaper & images.

[@Geddy1212]

Just read this for class I'm taking at CLC (Grayslake, IL)... webstyleguide.com/9-typography.html

[@tangdynasty789]

sounds like Beyonce
thank you for the free lecture

[@tommysheal]

From CNN