One of the questions I have chosen to answer in my book is "What are main anatomical features of type?". It was Mollys task to research this within our group. Here are her findings.
What are main anatomical features of type?
This image shows the full glossary of the anatomy of type. However the main and most important ones are;
Counter - The space within in the letter
X Height - The height of the lower case letters
Base line - The line the letters sit on
Cap Height - The highest point of the letters, where the stem stops also
Terminal - Where the letter stops
Cross Bar - The bar within the capital A and e
Serif - The bracket that is on some fonts
Lobe - The loop of g's and such letters
Ascender - The line of a letter that goes up
Descender - The line of a letter that goes down
Stem -The longest line of the a letter
