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Vol. 57, Number 3 Grab bag You're a What?  About OOQ Online
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PDF You're a what? from past issues  We all know that words
convey information. But did you know that the appearance of the
letters can also speak?  The way letters look can change how we
perceive words. It can convey an emotion, add formality, or even
elicit a cultural response. "The words on traffic signs, for
example, always look the same to help you recognize them
quicker," says font designer Rich Roat of Yorklyn, Delaware. "If
they looked different, traffic signs would seem strange to us."
Letters with a consistent aesthetic use the same font or
typeface. But a font is more than letters. It's a collection of
all text characters, known as glyphs. Glyphs include numbers,
symbols, and punctuatio