by Kaz | Feb 28, 2016 | Graphic Design Terms, Uncategorized
Simply put, in typography, tracking is a consistent increase (or decrease) in the amount of space between letters so as to alter the density in a line or block of text, whereas kerning is the process used to adjust spacing between a pair of individual letters to... 
by Kaz | Jan 14, 2016 | Graphic Design Terms, Uncategorized
In my previous post, I mentioned x-height. Were you wondering what it meant? It sounds pretty obvious, right? And it is. So is cap height. In typography, the x-height is the height of lowercase letters that do not have an ascender or descender, represented by the... 
by Kaz | Jan 10, 2016 | Graphic Design Terms, Uncategorized
When it comes to choosing typefaces and fonts in graphic design, it’s important to make sure they are both legible and readable. But what’s the difference? Legibility is a measure of how easy it is to distinguish one letter or character from another in a... 
by Kaz | Jan 2, 2016 | Graphic Design Terms, Uncategorized
In my previous post, My journey to becoming a graphic designer, I mentioned typesetting several times. I also mentioned typography. Have you ever wondered what the difference between them is? Typesetting is the “process” of arranging or composing text ready for...