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A screenshot of a website titled "x-height" displays a banner advertising a 12-project typography competition, featuring white t-shirts with the phrase "YOUR WORK HERE." The text informs that "x-height" assists Korean students in preparing for their study abroad through typography projects across three levels: Foundation, Intermediate, and Advanced. A timeline from August to February marks project milestones, while the navigation bar includes links to various sections of the site.

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'x-height' is an online workshop that helps Korean students to prepare for their study overseas. There are 12 typography projects offered on three levels; Foundation, Intermediate, Advanced. Typography is the one of the mosst challenging obstacles to overcome for non-Western alphabet users. It is one of the most important aspects of design. X-height's 12 projects are based on typography solution that aim to help Korean students better understand Western letterforms through play and experimentation.

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A screenshot of a website titled “x-height” displays a banner advertising a 12-project typography competition. The banner shows four white t-shirts with the phrase “YOUR WORK HERE” printed on them. The text below the banner reads, “‘x-height’ helps Korean students to prepare their study overseas. There are 12 typography projects in three levels: Foundation, Intermediate, and Advanced. These 12 projects are based on typography solutions to understand the western type better by playing with it.” A timeline below the banner indicates the months from August to February, with project milestones marked along the timeline. The website’s navigation bar includes links for “about x-height,” “12 projects,” “art & design schools,” “competition,” “books & website recommendation,” “shop,” and “news.”

A screenshot of a website displays a grid of project thumbnails, each labeled "project #" with a corresponding image. The top banner reads “X-HEIGHT,” “GET USED TO X,” and “12 TYPOGRAPHY PROJECTS IN 6 SH/NOV,” with navigation links including “about x-height,” “12 projects,” “art & design schools,” “competition,” “books & website recommendation,” “shop,” and “news.” The page is titled “thumbnails | full view,” and includes a “upload completed project | download new project” button at the bottom.

A screenshot displays a webpage titled “GET USED TO X 12 TYPOGRAPHY” with a navigation bar including “about x-height,” “12 projects,” “art & design schools,” “competition,” “books & website recommendation,” “shop,” and “news.” Below, a project titled “project 7” presents “Express Pattern, Negative/Positive by using designated typeface.” The page includes example designs: a geometric pattern and a stylized letter “S,” both labeled “Clarendon Bold.” The footer shows Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator icons.

The image presents a typeface comparison exercise. It displays five different typefaces — Garamond, Baskerville, Bodoni, Century, and Helvetica — each shown in both uppercase and lowercase letters. The task is to type the initials SJL xyl for each font and shade them with a pencil. The letters are arranged side by side, demonstrating the visual differences between the typefaces.

The image presents a design exercise titled “Design a weekly diary by using only words to describe a day.” It is divided into three columns labeled “MONDAY,” “TUESDAY,” and “WEDNESDAY,” each containing a vertical arrangement of words. The “MONDAY” column includes words like “FACE,” “JOY,” and “SURF,” in varying sizes and colors. The “TUESDAY” column contains words such as “H.W.,” “S.V.A,” and “said.” The “WEDNESDAY” column is mostly blank, with a small horizontal line and a dot in the bottom right corner. The “Advanced Level” label is visible at the top left of the image.

A screenshot shows a webpage titled “x-height” with the subtitle “GET USED TO X 12 TYPOGRAPHY PROJECTS IN 6 SHOW NOW”. The page displays a flowchart illustrating the process of submitting a typography project: “complete a project”, “submit your project to x-height competition”, “members rate, vote and comment on your project”, and “if selected, it will be printed on t-shirts and sold on x-height shop”. The page includes “submit a project” button, download icons (PS and Ai), and “log in” links. The website’s navigation bar includes “about x-height”, “12 projects”, “art & design schools”, “competition”, “books & website recommendation”, “shop”, and “news”.

A screenshot of a website displays a page titled “X-HEIGHT” at the top, with a banner reading “12 TYPOGRAPHY PROJECTS IN 6.” Below this, a navigation bar includes links for “about x-height,” “12 projects,” “art & design schools,” “competition,” “books & website recommendation,” “shop,” and “news.” The main content area shows four white t-shirts with text and design variations, labeled “Typography,” “Futura,” “X.XX.XX,” and “X-T-SHIRTS.” A black banner at the bottom reads “X-T-SHIRTS.” A browser bar and address bar are visible at the top.

Ten young women stand in a row against a white wall, wearing white t-shirts with black text and blue jeans. Each shirt displays a unique text phrase: “Universe + Gil Gans Frutger,” “Mrs.Eaves,” “Mrs.Eaves,” “Mrs.Eaves,” “Mrs.Eaves,” “Mrs.Eaves,” “Mrs.Eaves,” “Mrs.Eaves,” and “Mrs.Eaves.” The women are wearing white sneakers and roller skates.

The image presents two white t-shirts side by side, each with distinct designs. On the left, a t-shirt features the text "XXX" in bold, black, uppercase letters across the back. Below it, a caption reads "Evolution of x-height: The size of the x-height has increased in modern typefaces because of the relative x-height of a given typeface as a factor in readability." Beneath this text is an illustration of early human figures ascending in height from left to right, progressing from ape-like forms to modern humans. On the right, a t-shirt displays the word "Frutiger" in black text across the back. Below it, a caption reads "Frutiger: Commissioned in 1968 by the newly built Charles De Gaulle International Airport at Roissy, France, which needed a new directional sign system. Instead of using one of his previously designed typefaces like Univers, Frutiger chose to design a new one. The new typeface, originally called Roissy, was completed in 1975 and installed at the airport the same year."

The image is a black and white graphic design featuring a large, bold, black letter "X" in the center. Vertically aligned to the right of the letter are several lines of text in a sans-serif font. The text reads "12 IN" stacked above "6 MONTHS", with "IN" appearing smaller than "12" and "6 MONTHS" stacked above "12". The entire design is set against a white background.

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