These are a few more definitions we were also told about during this lecture/seminar.
Aperture: The opening of a counter to the exterior of a glyph.
Bowl: The closed part of a character that encloses a counter.
Base Line: The line on which the letters sit.
Cap Height: The distance from the base line to the top of the upper case letters.
Counter: Enclosed space in a letter.
Cross Bar: The horizontal stroke across an upper case A or H.
Tail: A descending flourish on K, R, Q and sometimes a lower case a.
X Height: The distance between the base line and the top of lower case letters.
A useful tip we were also given to tell if a typeface has a particularly large X height is to see if the O id round or oval. A Round O suggests a larger X height.
We also did some experimentation with altering type.
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