Typographer’s Glossary

Typeface: FF Clifford

Here’s a glossary of common type terminology, which along with the FAQs may answer many font related questions. If the information you need isn’t here, call us.

Bitmaps

The files contained in the Mac bitmap suitcase; part of the PostScript font, used for screen display on older systems with no built-in rasterisation and not equipped with Adobe Type Manager. They are still necessary for display and printing. Also referred to as "screen fonts".