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Basic Elements of Design
Annette Flanagin
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Good design arranges text and objects in a manner that invites and leads the reader through the composed page or material and enhances legibility and comprehension., The basic elements of design that ...
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Boldface
Annette Flanagin
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
A general scheme of heads and side heads may call for the use of boldface type for first- and second-level heads and for first-level side heads in the text, although heading styles and formats vary ...
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Capital (Uppercase)
Annette Flanagin
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Capital letters are larger than lowercase letters and are used as initial letters in the first word of sentences and for proper names. They are also often used as the initial letter of major words in ...
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Italics
Annette Flanagin
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Italics is a form of roman type style that slants to the right. Italics have multiple uses. However, setting large blocks of body text in italics should be avoided because legibility is reduced. Use ...
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Layout
Annette Flanagin
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Layout is the arrangement of all the elements of design and typography on the page for optimal readability, taking into account the context and aesthetic requirements of the text. To create emphasis, ...
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Letterspacing
Annette Flanagin
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Letterspacing refers to the space between letters and other characters. Ideally, the spaces between letters should be balanced. There are no absolute values for optimal letterspacing, but type size ...
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Line Spacing
Annette Flanagin
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Line spacing refers to the vertical distance between the base of 1 line of text and the base of the next line of text. Line spacing is traditionally known as leading for the strips of lead once used ...
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Lowercase
Annette Flanagin
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Lowercase letters are smaller than capital (or uppercase) letters and are differently configured (eg, a, A). The term lowercase originates from the earlier use of manually set wooden or metal ...
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Small Caps
Annette Flanagin
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
In this typeface style, all the letters take the shape of a capital letter. However, in the place of lowercase letters, smaller capital letters are used. The small caps generally, but not always, ...
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Spacing
Annette Flanagin
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Readability of type depends on the spacing between letters, words, and lines; none of these is independent of the others. | Letterspacing refers to the space between letters and other characters. ...
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