WEEK 3
1. Characteristics of the anatomy of typography
Cap height- the height of capital letter measured from the baseline
Baseline- the invisible line where all character sit
Descender-be invisible line marking the lowest point of the descender within a font
X-height- the height of lowercase letter reach based on high of lowercase x
Stroke- any linear element
Stem- main vertical stroke
Stress- thick to thin transition in the stroke of a letter
Foot- bottom of them, rests on baseline
Arm- horizontal stroke not connected to stem on at least one end
Ascender- rises above the X-height
Shoulders- curved stroke attached stem
Arc of Stem- curved stroke continuous with stem
Leg- short line/ stroke open ends of letter
Joint- where a stroke meets a stem
Apex/Vertex- the top and bottom points where two strokes meets
Counters (open)- partically enclosed interior white space
Counter (close)- Fully enclosed interior white space
Swash- decorative stroke
Terminal- end of a stroke that's not a serif
Ball terminal- terminal that in circular in shape
Spine- the main curved stroke of the character
Aperture- opening at the end of an open counter
Cross stroke- extend crosscut
Bar/Crossbar- enclosed horizontal stroke
Ligature- two or more letters are joined as one character
2. Discuss important of anatomy in typography?
Anatomy in typography is important because can easier to make typeface choice, tracking, leading, point-size, and others. It can considered with dealing typography, and also through the creation of good typefaces and signage. It also important to howto influence people, when something is difficult to read, people will not read and will get annoyed at the piece but when something is clear, has a nice flow and easier to read, people will find the piece pleasant and the message is conveyed successfully.
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