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#PointSize is the measurement from the top of ascender to the bottom of descender. With a small margin above & below to prevent touching.

LearnTypography's tweet image. #PointSize is the measurement from the top of ascender to the bottom of descender. With a small margin above & below to prevent touching.

There are 3 basic measurements: - Points, for measuring type size. - Picas, for measuring length of line. - Units, for measuring characters.

LearnTypography's tweet image. There are 3 basic measurements:
- Points, for measuring type size.
- Picas, for measuring length of line.
- Units, for measuring characters.

A #FamilyOfType is a combination of all styles and sizes of a given #typeface. #LearnTypography

LearnTypography's tweet image. A #FamilyOfType is a combination of all styles and sizes of a given #typeface. #LearnTypography

A #typestyle is a variation of a font usually to emphasise words, such as bold and light or italic and roman. #LearnTypography


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Just donated $7,000 to freetype.org/ttfautohint/ - matching @fontlab's $7,000. If you care about web typography, please also donate!


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Lost Type fonts have been popping up on the @threadless website a lot lately! Cool to see! threadless.com/loves/yourcity / threadless.com/loves/3wordsor…


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And a type designer's guide to encoding OpenType features: ilovetypography.com/OpenType/opent…


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FF Nuvo Mono from @FontFont - offers new options for traditional and unusual designs http://font.me/ntYrjI #fonts #typography


Font - A font is a complete alphabet of one size of one typeface.


Typeface - This refers to a specific design of an alphabet.


RT @FontShop: The OpenType Features of Compendium By @Sudtipos: http://wp.me/p1e0N5-MH #fonts #typography


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So awesome! http://type-truck.com/ #typography #typesetting


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Leckerli One! New fat brush script by Gesine Todt! http://goo.gl/wnSNy


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"Herb Lubalin Called, He Wants His Typography Back" via @ucllc #fonts #branding http://tinyurl.com/3z87gv6


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Thanks @FontShop! Apps like this are what makes the iPad great: 620,000 type specimens with @FontBookApp. More: blog.fontshop.com/2011/07/21/fon…


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Nimbus Sans, a realist sans-serif font from URW++. Now on Typekit. j.mp/pXdGAn


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Shading with CSS text-shadows: a lesson from sign painting j.mp/r8u7HM


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Just released: Ambicase Fatface from @teelinefonts. Looks great w/ Swash OT feature activated! http://font.me/olQcmE


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