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WEEK 3

1. Listed all charateristics of anatomy?

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Perture - Opening at the end of an open counter

Arm - A horizontal stroke not connected on one or both 

          ends.

Asender - An upward vertical stroke found on lowercase 

                letters that extends above the typeface’s x-

                height.

Baseline - The invisible line where letters sit.

Bowl - A curved stroke that encloses a letter’s counter

Counter - Fully or partially enclosed space within a letter

Crossbar - A horizontal stroke

Descender - A downward vertical stroke found on lowercase 

                    letters that extends below the baseline.

Diagonal stroke - An angled stroke

Ear - A small stroke projecting from the upper right bowl of

        some lowercase g’s.

Hairlinr - The thin strokes of a serif typeface.

Link - A stroke that connects the top and bottom bowls of

          lowercase double-story g’s.

Loop - The enclosed or partially enclosed counter below the 

           baseline of a double-story g.

Lowercase - The smaller form of letters in a typeface.

Serif - “Feet” or non-structural details at the ends of some

            strokes.

Shoulder - A curved stroke originating from a stem.

Spine - The main curved stroke for a capital and lowercase.

Spur - A small projection from a curved stroke.

Stem - Primary vertical stroke.

Tail - A descending stroke, often decorative

Terminal - The end of a stroke that lacks a serif.

X-height - The height of the main body of a lowercase

                 letter.

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2. Discuss important of anatomy in typography?

 

Learning anatomy of typography can develop our knowledge to know deeply about typography. it also make us easier to learn and use certain typefaces to derived message to the audience.

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