Student Handout
Lesson 10 — Day 1 — Typography & Color Basics
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What do you already know about fonts or lettering? Have you ever picked a font for a project before?
Today's Vocabulary
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Typeface / Font
Definition: A typeface is a family of letters; a font is one specific style/size within it.
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Kerning
Definition: The spacing adjustment between individual letters.
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Leading
Definition: The vertical spacing between lines of text.
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Serif / Sans-Serif
Definition: Serif fonts have small strokes at letter ends; sans-serif fonts do not.
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