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Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Pixel Grid
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Have you ever zoomed in so far on an image in Photoshop that you see a pixel grid. Usually around 600% is when it will pop up. It can be use...
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Opentype (.otf) vs. Truetype (.ttf)
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What is Truetype? TrueType is a standard for digital type fonts that was developed by Apple Computer, and subsequently licensed to M...
Monday, January 12, 2015
Understanding Bleed, Trim and Safety
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Bleed- Is an extra 1/4” (1/8” on each side) added to the final size to accommodate any text or images that run over the edge, or "...
Friday, June 13, 2014
Anatomy of a Character
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Ascender - The part of a lowercase letters, b, d, f, h, k, l, and t that rises above the x-height. Ascender line - Defines the height ...
Monday, May 19, 2014
Serif vs. Sans Serif
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Serif - It is a small line attached to the end of a stroke in a letter or symbol, such as when handwriting is separate into distinct uni...
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Kerning, Leading, & Tracking?
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Kerning - In typography, setting characters tightly together so that parts of the letter shapes interlock. Leading ( Lead/Line Spaci...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
BITMAP vs. VECTOR
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Bitmap (or raster) images are stored as a series of tiny dots called pixels. Each pixel is actually a very small square that is assig...
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