Lessons in typography with this beautifully illustrated glossary

“The world of typography often seems like it has its very own language, full of serifs, strokes, and swashes. Sorting out all those terms can be confusing in itself, so we’ve compiled a visual glossary that will guide you through the lingo — whether you’re an aspiring typeface designer or just a general typography enthusiast”. From the decorative “swash” to the importance of the horizontal spacing between two consecutive characters that typographers call “kerning” Janie Kliever, a freelance writer, graphic designer and the owner of Design Artistree Creative Studio, has compiled this beautifully illustrated glossary of typographic terms for the ever growing community of Canva. “Our users found it really useful and we thought your readers (especially those who are new to the type concept) might benefit from it too” commented Canva’s Sylvester Jalnaiz. So let’s all empower the world to design with better fonts. It matters.