File:Optical Size Demonstration.png
Original file (1,739 × 2,564 pixels, file size: 231 KB, MIME type: image/png)
Captions
Summary[edit]
DescriptionOptical Size Demonstration.png |
English: Advanced fonts are issued in optical sizes: different designs for different text sizes. During the metal-type era each size of letters had to be custom-cut by hand, and would be given a different style that looked right at its size. Simpler modern computer fonts, and in particular almost all free and open-source ones, do not offer this, instead using one design for all text sizes.
At top is how this is meant to look, using the open-source font EB Garamond: the larger text is in a slimmer size 12 weight, while the smaller text is in a size 08 weight that is bulkier so it looks clear when printed small. At bottom is the wrong way round: size 08 blown up looks heavy and size 12 printed small looks anaemic. It is worth noting that this is quite a subtle example and other fonts have much bigger changes across optical sizes. For example, the caption style of PT Serif massively increases the x-height (the height of small lower-case letters). This image was suggested by an illustration in the article "How To Choose The Right Face For A Beautiful Body" by Dan Reynolds. |
Date | |
Source | Own work |
Author | Blythwood |
Licensing[edit]
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 03:56, 14 September 2014 | 1,739 × 2,564 (231 KB) | Blythwood (talk | contribs) | User created page with UploadWizard |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.
File usage on other wikis
The following other wikis use this file:
- Usage on cs.wikipedia.org
- Usage on de.wikipedia.org
- Usage on en.wikipedia.org
- Usage on fr.wikipedia.org
Metadata
This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.
Horizontal resolution | 800 dpc |
---|---|
Vertical resolution | 800 dpc |