Typography: Having Character
The Anatomy of a Character
By Ilene Strizver

You’ve known the names of letters and numbers since you were a little kid. But did you realize that every part of those characters have names, too? Knowing this terminology will help you better understand typefaces and communicate about design.

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Article from UCDA Designer magazine, Vol. 37, No. 1 (Spring 2011)
With thanks to UCDA  http://ucda.com/
and Ilene Strizver  http://thetypestudio.com/

 

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