From 4bb14f9a14334628a9172cc00d5eda0d5692080c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elliot Jay Stocks Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:57:42 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] =?utf8?q?Renaming=20to=20=E2=80=9CStress=E2=80=9D=20+=20c?= =?utf8?q?opy=20edits=20to=20match?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- .../glossary/terms/axis_in_type_design/content.md | 10 ---------- cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/stress/content.md | 10 ++++++++++ .../images/thumbnail.svg | 0 .../{axis_in_type_design => stress}/term.textproto | 3 ++- 4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/axis_in_type_design/content.md create mode 100644 cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/stress/content.md rename cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/{axis_in_type_design => stress}/images/thumbnail.svg (100%) rename cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/{axis_in_type_design => stress}/term.textproto (77%) diff --git a/cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/axis_in_type_design/content.md b/cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/axis_in_type_design/content.md deleted file mode 100644 index 85f3b64135..0000000000 --- a/cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/axis_in_type_design/content.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,10 +0,0 @@ - -In [type design](/glossary/type_designer), the axis usually refers to the direction of the [stroke](/glossary/stroke) in a [letterform](/glossary/letterform), often taking inspiration from (or making direct reference to) how letterforms might appear if drawn with a [pen](/glossary/handwriting). Letterforms with slanted axes are informed by writing with a broad-nibbed pen (translation), while letterforms with vertical axes are informed by writing with a pointed pen (expansion). This is the basis of [Gerrit Noordzij’s theory and eponymous cube](https://typemedia.org/noordzij/). - -
- -![A lowercase o from three different typefaces, with the axis line overlaid. The line’s angle is slightly different in each example.](images/thumbnail.svg) - -
- -It’s possible to infer the axis (or axes) in a [typeface](/glossary/typeface)’s design by the contrast of the thick and thin parts of a stroke; therefore, [low-contrast](/glossary/contrast) typefaces (i.e., most [sans serifs](/glossary/sans_serif)) don’t necessarily have a visible axis. diff --git a/cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/stress/content.md b/cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/stress/content.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a29698d691 --- /dev/null +++ b/cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/stress/content.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ + +In [type design](/glossary/type_designer), stress refers to the direction of the [stroke](/glossary/stroke) in a [letterform](/glossary/letterform), often taking inspiration from (or making direct reference to) how letterforms might appear if drawn with a [pen](/glossary/handwriting). It can also be called the “axis”, although that can be confused with [axes in variable fonts](/glossary/axis_in_variable_fonts). Letterforms with a slanted stress are informed by writing with a broad-nibbed pen (translation), while letterforms with a vertical stress are informed by writing with a pointed pen (expansion). This is the basis of [Gerrit Noordzij’s theory and eponymous cube](https://typemedia.org/noordzij/). + +
+ +![A lowercase o from three different typefaces, with the stress overlaid. The line’s angle is slightly different in each example.](images/thumbnail.svg) + +
+ +It’s possible to infer the stress (or stresses) in a [typeface](/glossary/typeface)’s design by the contrast of the thick and thin parts of a stroke; therefore, [low-contrast](/glossary/contrast) typefaces (i.e., most [sans serifs](/glossary/sans_serif)) don’t necessarily have a visible stress. diff --git a/cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/axis_in_type_design/images/thumbnail.svg b/cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/stress/images/thumbnail.svg similarity index 100% rename from cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/axis_in_type_design/images/thumbnail.svg rename to cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/stress/images/thumbnail.svg diff --git a/cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/axis_in_type_design/term.textproto b/cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/stress/term.textproto similarity index 77% rename from cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/axis_in_type_design/term.textproto rename to cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/stress/term.textproto index 0e48ebba30..ab17413681 100644 --- a/cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/axis_in_type_design/term.textproto +++ b/cc-by-sa/knowledge/glossary/terms/stress/term.textproto @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ -name: "Axis (in type design)" +alt_ids: "axis_in_type_design" +name: "Stress" excerpt: "The angle of the “pen” in a letterform, usually implied by the contrast of a stroke." related_lessons: "making_sense_of_typographic_classifications" -- 2.47.2