Moderns- also known as Didone. The romans of the Modern types owe very little, if anything to the earlier calligraphic forms; they are too precise, too sharp, too clean. Didones are Romantic, elegant, and like all things elegant, look unhurried, calm, and in control.The Moderns need lots of space (white space and inter-line space), so give them extra leading and generous margins; and if you pair a Modern with another face, then make sure it’s not a fussy one, or your page will look like a circus poster designed by a visually impaired dog.
Old Style- Old Style types are Neoclassical, Both modern and old style share a common vertical, but moderns have greater contrast.
Stroke Weight- is a term used to describe the thickness of a line that helps make up a character in a font
Stress- The diagonal, vertical, or horizontal thick-to-thin transition in the stroke of a letter.
Small caps- are uppercase characters set at the same height and weight as surrounding lowercase letters or text figures.
Lining figures- are one of the two styles of figures, with the other being old style.
Small caps and non-aligning figures are designed to simulate the x-height of lowercase letters – full size capitals and aligning figures tend to jump out of the text. Small caps and non-aligning figures are ideal for telephone numbers and post codes.
Ligatures are specially designed characters that overcome unfortunate clashes between certain letter combinations.
Type measurement -The type sizes – measured in points – refered to this metal body rather than the face itself. The proportion of the face on the body could vary considerably from one typeface to another.
