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Basic letter anatomy #xheight #ascender #descender #letters #calligraphy https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp7oNXdDnMX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hgu06odyd5h9

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x-Height The height of lowercase letters reach based on height of lowercase x; does not include ascenders or descenders. . (About) In typography, x-height is the distance between the baseline of a line of type and tops of the main body of lower case letters (i.e. excluding ascenders or descenders). The x-height is a factor in typeface identification and readability. Typefaces with very large x-height relative to the total height of the font have shorter ascenders and descenders and thus less white space between lines of type. Sans Serif typefaces typically have large x-heights. In typefaces with small x-heights, other letter parts such as ascenders and descenders may become more visually noticeable. Typefaces with large x-heights may appear darker, heavier, crowded, and more difficult to read at body copy sizes. If changing to a typeface with a smaller x-height is not an option, open up the lines of type by adding more leading (line spacing), and not using fully justified alignment. . (Wikipedia) In typography, the x-height or corpus size refers to the distance between the baseline and the mean line in a typeface. Typically, this is the height of the letter x in the font (the source of the term), as well as the u, v, w, and z. (Curved letters such as a, c, e, m, n, o, r and s tend to exceed the x-height slightly, due to overshoot.) However, in modern typography, the x-height is simply a design characteristic of the font, and while an x is usually exactly one x-height in height, in some more decorative or script designs, this may not always be the case. . (Merriam-Webster) The height of a lowercase x used to represent the height of the main body of a lowercase letter. #anatomyoftype #typeglossary #typography #xheight

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The First Day in This ...

On the daily basis that I call life what I work with is the digital world. 

The digital world, that is ever so expanding. So much so that it can become rather frustrating. 

I say this because, well I have been all over the web trying out different blog types. This is my next stop. I wonder if it will be more of something I may enjoy? 

Only TIME can really answer that question. 

On the digital front is the new lovely LTE from Verizon. Needless to say I can't wait! I am up for the lovely update of my phone in March and guess what? That's the month most of the new LTE phones are supposed to drop. Now I am a Mac boy at heart and I will consider an iPhone if they come to Verizon. However, the Android OS is making some crazy leaps and bounds so I think they may make a solid argument to keep the Droid theme I'm so very much enjoying right now. 

Now in the world of design. Well I have come across some pretty sweet posters this week and I can't stop looking at them. I want them to be some serious inspiration for later work. But I'm going to have to play around with this Tumblr business and see what it's all about, after that, I'll post the pics of the posters. 

I am also going to have to get some serious work done in the next few days to get ready for some meetings coming up. Gotta get back in the game, it feels like I have been on a "vacation" for a few weeks now and I need to break out of it. 

"Make It Rain"