Chapter 7
Type in a Digital Environment
End of Chapter Review Answers
1. What are some differences between screen and traditional typography? How do these differences impact
legibility and readability issues?
Monitors have a resolution of 72 to 96 pixels per square inch thus it is difficult to make type look good on–
screen and make type legible.
2. What are pixel fonts?
3. What are the pros and cons of using embedded fonts in your designs?
The pros of using embedded fonts are as follows:
-designers can preserve the visual integrity of their designs
4. Explain how legibility and readability can be improved in digital environments by adjusting the following
variables: size, type style, tracking, leading, paragraph size, measure, and texture.
To improve legibility and readability as a general rule most digital fonts should be used at sizes no smaller
5. What is type glow, and how can you avoid it in your designs?
6. Explain the difference between bitmap (or raster) fonts and outline (or vector) fonts.
7. What is hinting?
8. What is anti-aliasing?
9. When a design will be printed using the four-color process, what are two ways to prevent misregistration from
eroding legibility?