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Enjoy these Newsletter Big Brain quizzes we've created for you, helping to test the Newsletter knowledge you have.
Question 1
Expanded type is type that is set justified to extend across your page.
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Expanded type actually refers to a typeface with letters that are designed extra wide as opposed to condensed type or regular type. For more information on justification, check out this link!
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Question 2
Sans-serif refers to the fine line cross-strokes that appear at the top and bottom of letters of type.
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Quite the opposite! The word sans means without - so a sans-serif typeface is one without the fine line cross-strokes. To see which sans-serif typefaces are the most popular, take the link!
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Question 3
Italic type refers to letters that slope slightly to the right. They are sometimes referred to as oblique.
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To see a sample of italic type, check out this link!
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Question 4
As long as you stick to one particular typeface, it´s a good idea to use many sizes of type to fill space in your newsletter.
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This is partially true. It´s a good idea to use one or two specific typefaces throughout your newsletter, but you should try and limit the number of different point sizes to three. If you´d like some suggestions, follow the link!
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Question 5
Ascender refers to type that rises above the baseline. For example: using the TM for trademark.
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The term usually refers to a specific part of lowercase letters. To see what it is, follow the link!
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Question 6
Descenders are the lines of lowercase type which extend below the baseline.
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This should have been an easy one to answer! To find out which letters have descenders, take the link!
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Question 7
Script is a term for any typeface that imitates handwriting, but it does not include actual handwritten type.
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Yes. Script typefaces DO include handwritten type. Do you know the most popular script typeface? Take the link to find out!
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Question 8
The definition of a bad break is:
| Heavy showers just hours after you had the car washed. | |
| An incorrect division of a word. | |
| Leaving a winning lottery ticket in the pocket of a jacket you donated to Goodwill. | |
| The place for dividing or ending a line of type. | |
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If you chose Answer 4, you were close, but it is actually an incorrect division of a word. To see an example, take the link!
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Question 9
The definition of a widow is:
| A woman whose husband has died and she has not remarried. | |
| An opening in a wall to admit light and air; usually filled with glass. | |
| A man whose wife has died and he as not remarried. | |
| A very short line at the end of a paragraph of type. | |
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Okay...if you chose Answer 1, you are also correct, but we´re talking about type here! If you´d like to find out how to get rid of a widow, take the link!
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Question 10
The definition of x-height is:
| How tall the X-Men are. | |
| A measurement from the top or head to the bottom or foot. | |
| The height of the main portion of lower case letters. | |
| The width or depth of type matter, usually expressed in picas or inches. | |
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The complete description is: The height of the main portion of lower case letters, NOT including ascenders and descenders. For tons more information about newsletters and type, subscribe to the weekly Newsletter-tips newsletter!
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