Typography
Type, fonts, letterforms, spacing, readability and typographic design.
Areas within Typography
Visual art
General vocabulary for visual artworks, artistic media and creative practice.
97 wordsPainting and drawing
Painting, drawing, colour, line, composition, media and techniques.
50 wordsSculpture
Three-dimensional art, carving, modelling, casting and sculptural materials.
42 wordsArchitecture
Buildings, architectural design, structure, form and built environments.
178 wordsGraphic design
Layout, branding, visual communication, graphics and publication design.
39 wordsDesign principles
Balance, contrast, hierarchy, proportion, rhythm, alignment and other design principles.
35 wordsArt history
Artistic movements, periods, styles, criticism and historical context.
35 wordsPhotography
Photography, exposure, composition, lenses, image-making and photographic genres.
36 wordsTextiles and fashion
Fabric, textiles, garments, fashion design and decorative surface techniques.
227 wordsTypography
Type, fonts, letterforms, spacing, readability and typographic design.
17 wordsArchitecture
Specialist vocabulary classified under Art and design.
110 wordsDesign studies
Specialist vocabulary classified under Art and design.
4 wordsVisual art
Specialist vocabulary classified under Art and design.
50 words17 featured terms
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a specific size and style of type within a type family
Compositionnounart and technique of printing with movable type
Facenouna specific size and style of type within a type family
Fontnouna specific size and style of type within a type family
Fountnouna specific size and style of type within a type family
Leadnounthin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
Leadingnounthin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
Serifnouna short line at the end of the main strokes of a character
Seriphnouna short line at the end of the main strokes of a character
trackingnounthe pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
Trailingnounthe pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
Typefacenouna specific size and style of type within a type family
Typographynounart and technique of printing with movable type
Black letternouna heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
Boldnouna typeface with thick heavy lines
Gothicnouna heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
Italicnouna typeface with letters slanting upward to the right