Points & Picas | Fonts.com Points & Picas Previous Section Next Section The two units of measurement most commonly used for typesetting and d...
Typefaces with small x-heights can also save space in another way. If lines of copy are set with no additional line space, the proportionally longer ascenders and descenders of a typeface with a short x-height will create the illusion of more white space between lines of type. As with mos...
Learning About My Body covers concepts that address National Science Education Standards. Concepts covered include: the human body has structures and behaviors that help it grow and survive: the body has external parts, the body has internal parts-skeleton and muscles, heart and lungs, stomach and...
Lowercase Until the mid 19th century, text type was cast in metal and set by hand one letter at a time. This involved so many pieces of type that separate “cases” (shallow trays with compartments for each letter) were developed to house the fonts of type. The small letters, which were...