文字骨格

09:22 Dec 3, 2015
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Printing & Publishing
Japanese term or phrase: 文字骨格
In a passage to do with fonts. The full phrase is:
"現代的な筆画表現と文字骨格は"
Lara Silbert
Australia
Local time: 02:08


Summary of answers provided
3 +1Character structure
Sally Wals
3 +1character's design structure
Port City
3skeleton
ジマ


  

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skeleton


Explanation:
skeleton would be more precise
imho

ジマ
Japan
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in JapaneseJapanese
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Character structure


Explanation:
I couldn't find a definitive link, but read something like this http://ggdesign.blog48.fc2.com/blog-entry-201.html and "structure" seems to make sense. Just an idea to get you started.

Sally Wals
Australia
Local time: 02:08
Native speaker of: English

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character's design structure


Explanation:
If you search for images of "design structure", what you get are 建物の骨格. What 文字骨格 refers to is 文字の "design structure".

「凸版の文字はペンで書いたような骨格を持つ独特な書体です。」
http://www.toppan.co.jp/bunkyutai/

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Note added at 10 hrs (2015-12-03 19:45:43 GMT)
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Although not that relevant, here are images of "design structure"/建物の骨格.
https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=design structure&espv=2&bi...
https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=design structure&espv=2&bi...

Port City
New Zealand
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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