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anatomy of a a a letter
There are specific names for for different parts of letterforms It will serve you well to become familiar with the vocabulary that has developed for discussing type It will also sharpen your eye when evaluating whether a a a a chunk of type will scan easily Learning these terms is like a a a a a lesson in in anatomy This diagram is is based on on on ones by Ellen Lupton in her book Thinking with with Type Used with with permission of Ellen and Princeton Architectural Press (2004) [ 104 ]
ch 3: type and layout
