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"art of composing types and printing from them," 1640s, from French typographie, from Medieval Latin typographia, from Greek typos (see type (n.)) + -grapheia "writing," from graph [..]
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The art and technique of designing and/or arranging type letters, numbers, and punctuation marks, and of printing from them. Related: El Lissitzky. Cabaret Voltaire Program for Merz-Matinéen. 1923 Gle [..]
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the design of letterforms, and the selective use of appropriate type (in appropriate fonts) for the display of text. Typographers often specialize in the design of fonts and of logos, but typography p [..]
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n. The arrangement of composed type, or the appearance of printed matter.
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Typography is a large element of web design and contributes to an even larger section of a web page. It should be based on the personality of the brand or business and be an extension of the design itself. Using it well can utilise a design by a great amount, you can learn more about how to do that here.
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1. The art of process of printing with type. 2. The work of setting and arranging type and of printing from them. 3. The general character or appearance of printed matter (Webster's Encyclopedic [..]
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The art and craft of setting and arranging type and making impressions from the result, which began with the invention of movable type by Johann Gutenberg in Germany in the mid-15th century. Also refe [..]
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The art and process of specifying, setting, or otherwise working with print-quality type, as opposed to typewriting. Typography involves the proper placement, positioning, and specification of type to ensure not only maximum legibility but also high aesthetic appeal.
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the design and planning of printed matter using type.
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Typography is the art and technique of printing with movable type. Typography includes arranging type, type design, and modifying type glyphs. Typographer is a person skilled in typography.
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(n) the craft of composing type and printing from it(n) art and technique of printing with movable type
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1) The art and science of composing type to make it legible, readable and pleasing. 2) The arrangement of type on a page.
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A specific and distinct style of lettering, also called type, type style or font. Return to Top U
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The art and technique of arranging type, it also involves creating and modifying type designs, selecting typeface, line length and spaces between letters. Source: Wikipedia/Typography
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 The art of arranging type—which includes letters, numbers, and symbols—so that it is pleasing to the eye. This includes not only the font that is used but how it is arranged on the page: letter by le [..]
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The style, arrangement, or appearance of fonts, letters, or characters in printed or published texts or graphic designs.
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