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  ACU-site
Counter: in typography, an enclosed area within a letter, in uppercase, lowercase, and numeric letterforms.
Measure: (noun) in typography, the length of a line, even if the line is not filled with characters (such as a centered or partial line), designated in picas.
Unit: in typography, divisions of the em space, used for fine-tuning the letterspacing of text type.
www.acuwebservices.com /print-design-terms-and-definitions.htm   (4170 words)

  
 LettError Type and Typography: Brad DiLorenzo
Why is counter cognitive typography in revival as cultural as Gert Dumbar claims it is? New critical design theory and visualisation is random, not intellectual: but in A.D. June 1992 Earl Bryant claimed that
The problem with recursive reasoning in typography is that the corporate information architecture 'Boston and Miami', (Ellen Lupton: Lateral form, 1931, 1962) brings beauty into ethnic typography in information design in vernacular.
Modernist yet pre-existing programming in information typography is pre-existing, not modernist, and neo-vernacular perception in photography cannot replace pre-existing visualisation in architecture as a meme.
www.letterror.com /content/dilorenzo/index.html   (0 words)

  
  The Road Taken/Paul Shaw - ITCFonts.com
Ruder’s typography is defined by asymmetry and an emphasis on counter, shape, and negative space.
Ruder’s typography was progressive – in contrast to the conservative typography of Jan Tschichold – and “geared toward the future” (Gottschalk).
Typography: Macro- + Microaestheticsmakes a distinction between fundamental visual principles - “space, structure, sequence, contrast, form and counterform” - and traditional technical standards, in arguing for the relevance of the Swiss aesthetic/ethic in today’s computer-dominated typography.
www.itcfonts.com /Ulc/2542/BookRevRoadTaken.htm   (2045 words)

  
  Typography - Karr.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Typography is performed by typesetters, compositors, typographers, graphic artists, art directors, and clerical workers.
Typography traces its origins to the first punches and dies used to make seals and currency in ancient times.
Typography with modular moveable metal type began in 13th-century Korea, and was developed again in mid-15th century Europe with the development of specialized techniques for casting and combining cheap copies of letterpunches in the vast quantities required to print multiple copies of texts.
216.92.11.22 /encyclopedia/Typography   (316 words)

  
 Graphic Design Terminology
In typography, a blank space of a fixed increment, used where a constant-width blank space is required, since typographic word spaces vary in width according to the justification needs of a line.
In typography, the term refers to the space between columns of type, usually determined by the number and width of columns and the overall width of the area to be filled.
In typography, an alternate term for italic, or a term descriptive of a right-leaning change in the posture of the characters in a particular typeface.
www.malanenewman.com /graphic_design_terminology.html   (4862 words)

  
 Top Literature - Category:Typography
Typography (performed by a typographer) is the practice of creatively arranging text and selecting typefaces in order to achieve both aesthetic and functional goals.
The main article for this category is Typography.
There are 9 subcategories to this category shown below (more may be shown on subsequent pages).
encyclopedia.topliterature.com /?title=Category:Typography   (110 words)

  
 Typography in Flash - ActionScript.org Flash, Flex and ActionScript Resources
The role of typography in the overall design of a website is very subtle, often entirely overlooked.
Unfortunately, many of us haven't had any formal training in typography and consequently find ourselves floundering in the dark as we try to choose the right font or set the right font size.
Yet another limitation of typography in Flash is that the viewer must have the relevant font installed on their computer.
www.actionscript.org /resources/articles/179/1/Typography-in-Flash/Page1.html   (6145 words)

  
 Five simple steps to better typography - Part 2 : Journal : Mark Boulton
Of course with the advent of CSS the Em was perfect for creating relationships, between type size and leading for example, which need to be retained when the type was resized.
Typography requires too much nuance and sensitivity to make any kind of one-size-fits-all decrees.
The gulf between typesetting and typography these days is such that a lot of these simple rules are being forgotten, being replaced by ‘nuance and sensitivity’.
www.markboulton.co.uk /journal/comments/five_simple_steps_to_better_typography_part_2   (3608 words)

  
 mezzoblue § Counter Intuitive
counters would be an alternative to
    (FAQs broken into groups, separated by headings), because “start” is a “no no” attribute, but at the time only opera supported generated content, so we used javascript.
Counters were recently implemented in WebKit nightly builds, which are available at http://nightly.webkit.org Download a build and give it a try, your example works perfectly :)
You are reading “Counter Intuitive”, an entry posted on 1 November, 2006, to the Ladybug collection.
www.mezzoblue.com /archives/2006/11/01/counter_intu   (1452 words)

  
 WriteDesign On-Line Resources - Typography
Typography is more than just letters placed together to spell words.
Typography has the ability to evoke emotions and visually support content.
It aims to illustrate the depth and import of type, and to raise relevant questions about how typography is treated in the digital media, specifically online.
www.writedesignonline.com /resources/design/typography.html   (330 words)

  
 Poynter Online - Elements of Typography
Typography has form and shape, personality and character, texture, and the power to express mood, meaning, and idea.
However, the topic of typography is too broad to cover in just one column.
The counter is the negative space within a letter form, like the letter "o." The counter of the letter "e" is called the eye.
poynteronline.org /column.asp?id=47&aid=50927   (551 words)

  
 Typography in TutorGig Tutorials
Typography, Swash (typography), Counter (typography), En (typography), Baseline (typography) (More...
Typography news headlines, 'link of the day','book recommendations' and a constantly updated database of over 500 type and typography related sites on the Web.
Information on typography in general as well as gallery of typefaces designed for clients such as Yale University Press, National Gallery of Art and Children's Memorial Hospital.
www.tutorgig.com /t/Typography   (513 words)

  
 Columbia College Chicago Library - Typography Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
A dictionary of terms from the fields of typography, word processing, and photographic materials and methods.
One hundred terms in typography are defined and illustrated.
The following article databases can be useful in locating articles on typography, type designers, and font foundries as well as related topics in the graphic arts.
www.lib.colum.edu /research/subjects/typography.htm   (1368 words)

  
 counter - OneLook Dictionary Search
Counter, counter : UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
Phrases that include counter: geiger counter, scintillation counter, bean counter, under the counter, geiger-muller counter, more...
Words similar to counter: antagonistic, anticipate, buffet, countered, countering, counterpunch, foresee, forestall, heel, parry, sideboard, tabulator, rebut, more...
www.onelook.com /?w=counter&ls=a   (0 words)

  
 Art Terms
The artist proof must bear the artist's signigture or mark and, since the early 20 TH century, is usually numbered.
Baseline - In typography, it is the invisible line that the bottom of type sits on in a line of type.
Counter - In Typography, the white shapes within the letters.
www.tuhsd.k12.az.us /Mountain_Pointe_HS/art/adams/Intro_Comp_Art/artterms.html   (3687 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Typography: Books: Jeffrey Carlson,Toby Malina,Glenn Fleishman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Typography also celebrates sites that run counter to accepted notions of "good typography." Typographic.com (www.typographic.com) pushes the envelope of readability with its postmodern deconstructed text and navigational scheme, almost daring the viewer to persevere through the site.
There's WAY MUCH MORE involved in typography (be in on the web, be it on printing) than what this book (or this series) covers.
This book is not a primer listing the basics of typography, rather, it is a beautiful collection of interesting uses of typography from a rich variety of Web sites.
www.amazon.ca /Typography-Jeffrey-Carlson/dp/1564965171   (911 words)

  
 Poynter Online - Elements of Typography
My goal over the next few weeks is to break down typography into smaller parts and discuss those parts in detail.
Other characteristics of serif typefaces, such as counters and eyes, help determine the personality of a publication.
Special attention will be paid to legibility on the Web and future applications of typography.
www.poynter.org /column.asp?id=47&aid=50927   (543 words)

  
 Bowls and counters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The lower space in a Baskerville g is a counter.
You may also refer to the two harbours created by an S as counters.
A bowl is the fl shape enclosing a counter, a counter is the white space bounded by a bowl, or by a terminal, or by any other stroke.
www.microsoft.com /typography/glossary/ch3.htm   (175 words)

  
 Typies: 15 tips to choose a good text type
Many people have asked me which text type is best for a magazine, a newspaper, a poster, a newsletter, a publication, etc. In general, I tell them which to use, but I know that this is not the best answer, because they won't learn to do this by themselves.
So, if the internal counter is too opened (as in Frutiger), it will start to mingle with the external counter, generating a lot of white (and it looks ugly).
This effect becomes evident when the internal counter is bigger than the space between characters.
typies.blogspot.com /2006/11/15-tips-to-choose-good-text-type.html   (2443 words)

  
 Social Design Notes: archives | typography | page 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The editing puts a nice leisurely pace to it, and I thought the sound design, which could have been disastrous in other hands, was suitably sensitive.
The typography is composed of holes in the board, illuminated by the video ad beneath.
The project is Light Criticism, brought to you by the Anti-Advertising Agency and the Graffiti Research Lab.
backspace.com /notes/topic/typography   (1270 words)

  
 IS 561: Typography Lecture Notes
ABC Typography: A Virtual Museum of Typography includes descriptions and examples of major type faces.
A counter is the white space enclosed by the bowl [the part of the letter enclosing the white space] of a letter.
Be able to draw a large version of a letter found on the title page of a book and identify the parts of that letter useful for classification.
web.utk.edu /~wrobinso/561_lec_type.html   (3606 words)

  
 Computer Arts - Experimental typography
"Typography was one of the last areas of design to engage with the process of 'going overground'," explains Jon Wozencroft, Co-founder of FUSE.
These are often surprisingly specific: "The 'm' must not be a double 'n'; the counter of the 'o' must correspond with the optical width of the 'n'; the 'u' should always be slightly narrower than the 'n'."
You can influence opinions with typography." Bruno Maag is right when he makes these points - type has undeniable potential, but it seems that its experimental side has a long journey ahead if it is to realise its full potential.
www.computerarts.co.uk /in_depth/features/experimental_typography   (1110 words)

  
 Andale Counters
Use Andale Counters - anywhere - to get a quick snap shot of the number of hits and bids for the items you're selling.
Choose from 100+ counter styles, or add a hidden counter.
Counters for Auctions - Simply point-and-click to the auctions where you want to add a counter.
uk.andale.com /ukcorp/auction-tools/ebay-counters.html   (0 words)

  
 Typography Basics
Learning to understand and be sensitive to the variations is learning about typography.
The characters are full-bodied with serifs, open counters, and soft contrasts between the different parts of the letter so that characters are easily identified.
Other considerations are fat face (earliest forms used in advertising) Characterised by less counter space in relation to the mass of the letter structure itself.
www.tcnj.edu /~ruane/da2/typo.htm   (1233 words)

  
 Rob Leuschke's Alphabytes, Lettering, Typography, Calligraphy and Fonts
Featuring lettering, calligraphy, typography and design by graphic artist Rob Leuschke.
Since 1996 Alphabytes has been on the World Wide Web, dedicated to excellence in graphic design and the promotion of typography, calligraphy, and the lettering arts.
Images may not be reproduced without expressed permission.
www.alphabytes.com   (0 words)

  
 Just Give Me The Facts
Without telling or asking me. Since it isn't my work, except for the art and the typography, and I certainly don't have copyright permission to turn it into a piece of calligraphy, and the poster did not claim it, I'm not too bent out of shape about it.
The two stats I tried and rejected (you may have seen little icons appear and disappear briefly) were CQ Counter and NEDStat.
And they allowed an invisible counter, so that I was able to track internal links, without mangling the typographical design of the page.
oddlots.digitalspace.net /rawaths/counters.html   (1684 words)

  
 agglutinations.com: 7 Factorial: An Experiment in Writing and Research (Part II)
At first glance, it would seem to be exactly counter to his goals, essentially catering to an aristocratic art elite who jet-set from place to place.
It is interesting to think about the relationship between typography, “[t]he act or art of expressing by means of types or symbols,” typology.
The various collaborations between Mau and Koolhaas (both in typography and urbanism) are perhaps the clearest examples of the urbanism Turnbull alludes to.
agglutinations.com /archives/000038.html   (6176 words)

  
 Typotheque: New Faces (Typographic History in the Context of Broader Design Historical Models) by Emily King
Because of the shop-based nature of type-founding in the pre-mechanical age, the anonymous contributor must be the staple of any history of type or typography and so the historian cannot rely upon authorship as a criterion of value.
Addressing the subject of typography and design, Eisenstein’s assumption was that the introduction of typographic standardisation had acted subliminally in support of cultural and intellectual uniformity.
The rejection of the notion of free-standing, absolute typographic value and the related assumption that typographic perfection is a cultural construct, implies a move away from traditional typographic histories of the kind described in the previous chapter.
www.typotheque.com /site/article.php?id=111   (8050 words)

  
 Pixel Principles -- Principles of Typography
There are thousands of typefaces on the market today, some based on the classics of the past such as Caslon, Goudy, Bodoni, Garamond, etc., hundreds from reputable type "foundries" and others created by desktop publishers.
The quality of the typography available runs from excellent to horrible and care should be taken by the designer to chose a type face that has acceptable kerning and proportions.
How does one begin to distinguish all the different type faces and be able to put them into styles or groups.
www.sallygentieuwelch.com /pages/Type_Road.html   (716 words)

  
 Glossary of Terms
Characterization: Portrayal; description; to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; to describe the character or individual quality of: He characterize her in a few well-chosen words (Webster's, p.
Counter: In typography, an enclosed area within a letter, in uppercase, lowercase, and numeric letter forms.
Descender: In typography, the part of the letter form that dips below the baseline; usually refers to lowercase letters and some punctuation, but some typefaces have uppercase letters with descenders.
www.writedesignonline.com /resources/glossary.html   (8100 words)

  
 YouWorkForThem | Typography: Typographie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Emil is considered to be one of the top authorities on typography and this is its textbook.
Emil is considered by many to be the father of typography as we know it today.
Willi Kunz is one of the most well-known teachers of typography today and proves it with this book.
www.youworkforthem.com /product_release.php?sku=P0005   (400 words)

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