QUESTION WEEK 4

Online Discussion : Elements Of Typography

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Tabulate the function of each elements such as :

• Kerning

• Tracking

• Leading

• Alignment

• Ligatures

• Hyphenation

• Rag

• Widows and Orphans

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• Kerning: The spacing between character

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• Tracking: The spacing between groups of letters.

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• Leading: The spacing between base lines

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• Alignment: Generally text should be left aligned, simply because we are used to reading that way. Without good reason, only consider centering or right aligning text if it is a small amount, such as a heading or caption.

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• Ligatures: When parts of the anatomy of characters either clash or look too close together, they can be combined in what are called Ligatures.

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• Hyphenation:Another one of those details you have to judge in typography. Hyphenation is not loved by designers or typographers but is considered necessary sometimes in order to prevent rag problems.

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• Rag: Really horrendous and ugly uneven vertical margins.

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• Widows :  A lonely ending paragraph at the top of the second column

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• Orphans:  lonely word separated from the rest of the paragraph.