Aldus-Guide-to-Basic-Design

Weight $ The visual effect of the thickness or thinness of text, graphics, illustrations or photographs on a page. Essentially, items that have greater visual density such as bold text, dark images, tighter proximity, etc. are identi- fied as having greater weight than similar elements that exhibit finer details, lighter colors and increased white space. White Space $ Empty space on a page deliberately integrated to emphasize graphics or text, consequently affording a visual interlude between the information that graphic elements are conveying to the reader. Widow $ A single word or very short line of text at the end of a paragraph, especially at the bottom of a page. Word spacing $ The amount of space between words. X-height $ The height of the lowercase letters, typically exemplified by the letter x.

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