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GLOSSARY
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Weight
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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
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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
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A single word or very short line of text at the
end of a paragraph, especially at the bottom of a page.
Word spacing
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The amount of space between words.
X-height
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The height of the lowercase letters, typically
exemplified by the letter x.