1. RASTERIZATION
1.1. process of converting text from a vector description to a raster or bitmap description
2. ANTIALIASING
2.1. smoothing of jagged edges of drawn graphics and text to improve their appearance or readibility
3. COMPUTER & TEXT
3.1. Character sets: can only understand numbers
3.2. Unicode: 16-bit architecture for multilingual text and character encoding
4. EDITING & DESIGN TOOLS
4.1. Fontographer: modify existing typefaces
5. HYPERTEXT
5.1. contains link to other texts
6. HYPERMEDIA
6.1. 1. Link: connections between conceptual elements
6.1.1. 2. Nodes: accessible topics, documents, messages and contents elemets
6.1.1.1. 3. Anchors: reference from one document to another document, image, sound or file on the web
7. Typeface: Family graphic characters with many type sizes & styles
7.1. Font: Collection of characters of a single size & style
8. FONTS & TYPEFACES
8.1. Typeface: Family of graphic characters with many type sizes and styles
8.1.1. Font: Collection of characters of a single size & style belonging to particular typeface family
8.2. Font styles
8.2.1. 1. Boldface
8.2.1.1. 2. Italic
8.2.1.1.1. 3. Underlining
8.3. Font Terminology
8.3.1. 1. Baseline- the line which the bases of characters are arranged
8.3.1.1. 2. Cap height- cap height refers to the height of capital letter
8.3.1.1.1. 3. x-height- the distance between the baseline & the top of a lower-case letter x
8.4. Kenning- adjustment of space between certain pairs of letters
8.4.1. Tracking- adjustment of space for groups of letters
8.5. Serif- little decoration at the end of a letter stroke
8.5.1. Sans serif- do not have decoration at the end of a letter stroke
9. TEXT ELEMENTS
9.1. 1. Menus for navigation
9.1.1. 2. Interactive buttons
9.1.1.1. 3. Fields for reading
9.1.1.1.1. 4. HTML documents
9.2. Choosing text fonts
9.2.1. 1. consider legibility & readibility
9.2.1.1. 2. avoid too many faces
9.2.1.1.1. 3.use colour purposefully
10. BITMAP VS VECTOR
10.1. Bitmaps- matrix of dots or pixels representing the images
10.1.1. Vector- drawing use instructions and mathematical formulae