From the course: Introduction to Graphic Design: Concepts
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Type anatomy
- [Instructor] It's useful to know a few of the anatomical terms associated with type so that you can more accurately describe what you're looking for if you're seeking help. Plus, it does make you sound boss clever in front of your designer mates. Okay, let's start with the ones you most likely know already like the seriph on the ends of some strokes. But this C glyph has a terminal on the lower end. Letters like lowercase, Ks and Hs is have ascenders, while a lowercase P has a descender. And actually, the lower case Y has one too, but G, that also has an ear, has a loop if it's closed to form a bowl which is actually the name for pretty much any curve stroke that creates an enclosed space, which is then known as a counter. Apart from in the case of the G, which is known as a loop. But there you go, vertical strokes are generally known as stems and horizontal, mostly known as a bar or crossbar like the one in an…
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