Typography
Table of Contents
1. Typesetting
1.1. Traditionally
- Choose types from type cases (uppercase and lowercase) and stack them in a composing stick.
- Adjust the spacing.
- Transfer to chase where stacks multiple lines.
- Lock the spacing with wedges called quoin.
2. Dimensions
Ascender height, Cap height, Median, Baseline, Descender height are specific to a font.
2.1. Em Height
- The bounding box of a letter, it determines the maximum limit a letter.
- It originates from the height of the metal sort.
- En is considered to be half of em.
- The font size is referring to this.
2.2. X-Height
- The height of the lower case x.
- It is a variable quantity depending on fonts.
3. Atypography
Art movement that graphically represents traditional writing systems in an unconventional way, creating an authentic design that remains readable while concealing text signs at first glance.
Atypography conceals textual content initially but can be deciphered by anyone with time. Reducing glyphs to minimal forms that are widely applicable. No universality, no atypography.
3.1. Examples
Epetri
Ricetta
