If you were teaching typeface design & anatomy, what is the collective term for the baseline, x-height, cap height, ascenders and descenders?
I don’t mean “vertical metrics”, which I regard as...
@nprofile1q... I would go with Edgar’s “vertical proportions,” if I was forbidden to use “vertical metrics.”
The latter term is certainly technical, but does not have to involve digital font files. It implies actual measurement, is all. Certainly there were vertical metrics in hot metal or even foundry metal. Most notably the baseline, but others as well.... No?
The latter term is certainly technical, but does not have to involve digital font files. It implies actual measurement, is all. Certainly there were vertical metrics in hot metal or even foundry metal. Most notably the baseline, but others as well.... No?