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1. Was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe.
11. In typography, the invisible line marking the farthest distance between the baseline and the top of the glyph.
2. Characters or letters that are printed or shown on a screen.
12. A hieroglyphic character or symbol.
3. Produce (books, newspapers, etc.), esp. in large quantities, by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text or designs to paper.
13. In typography, the curved part of the character that encloses the circular or curved parts (counter) of some letters.
4. A character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet.
14. In typography, the enclosed or partially enclosed circular or curved negative space (white space) of some letters.
5. A set of letters or symbols in a fixed order, used to represent the basic sounds of a language.
15. The creator of the first model roman type.
6. An ideogram that conveys its meaning through its pictorial resemblance to a physical object.
16. He developed and evolved a style of type called ‘New Face’ along with Firmin Didot, another typographer.
7. As a graphic symbol that represents an idea or concept.
17. He developed the first sans serif typeface in 1896.
8. A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
18. The creator of the most iconic typeface of all time, Helvetica.
9. The art or process of setting and arranging types and printing from them.
19. The man who commissioned the creation of Helvetica.
10. In typography, it is the imaginary line upon which a line of text rests.
20. The first half of the name of the first sans serif typeface ever made.