http://typophile.com/node/40345 Comments for "Branching" en http://typophile.com/node/40345 <p>Term used by type designers and <a href="/wiki/calligraphy" class="wiki">calligraphers</a> to describe the area where a stroke splits or branches off from a <a href="/wiki/stem" class="wiki-create">stem</a>. The prime example of branching occurs on the lower case <strong>h</strong>, and in most <a href="/wiki/typeface" class="wiki">typeface</a> designs is repeated, often with variation on <strong>n m u</strong>.</p> <p><strong>Etymology:</strong> &#8220;branching&#8221; is most likely borrowed from biology, and is analogous to the split form of branches on the trunk or stem of a plant.</p> <p>Some <a href="/wiki/typographer" class="wiki">typographers</a> and <a href="/wiki/type%252Bdesigner" class="wiki">type designers</a> prefer the term <strong>join</strong> or <strong>joint</strong>.</p> Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:07:55 -0800 James Arboghast 40345 at http://typophile.com