Typefaces

Serif typeface

in typography a serif is a little flick at the end of an letter or syllable

an example of a serif typeface is the Baskerville typeface

 

Sans-Serif typeface

in typography sans-serif is font that douse not have an serif at the ends of letters and syllable in french it means without

an example of an sans-serif is the News Gothic typeface

 

Display typeface

in typography display type is a font that is used for mainly for large headings rather then using it in the main text they also have more varied designs then body texts.

An example of an Display typeface is the Exocet typeface

 

Script typeface

in typography script typeface is based on handwriting this is usually used for displays

 

an example of an script typeface is the American Scribe typeface

 

Decorative Typeface

in typography decorative typeface is mainly used for decorative texts

an example of an decorative typeface is the Jim Crow typeface

 

Header

in typography a header is a piece of text that is separated from the rest of the text and is  at the top of the screen or page. word-processing programs usually allow for customisation witch is usually the same on all pages apart from the page number

an example of an good header typeface is the Bebas Neue

 

Sub header

in typography a sub header is a header that appears at the bottom of the page and describes the contents

 

Body text

in typography the body text is the main piece of text of an book or magazine or other printed material. body text has two different meanings book design and type setting

an example of  a good body text font is Source sans pro

 

Tracking

in typography tracking in the spacing between each letter

 

Leading

in typography leading is the spacing between each line