art of printing with type; appearance of printed materials; arrangement of typesetting
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Typography Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Letterpress or surface printing from relief prints.
Typography Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The art of printing with types; the use of types to produce impressions on paper, vellum, etc.
The art of printing with types; the use of types to produce impressions on paper, vellum, etc.
(n.)
The act or art of expressing by means of types or symbols; emblematical or hieroglyphic representation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe act or art of expressing by means of types or symbols; emblematical or hieroglyphic representation.
typography
\ty*pog"ra*phy\ (?), n. [type + -graphy: cf. f. typographie.]
1. the act or art of expressing by means of types or symbols; emblematical or hieroglyphic representation. [obs.] t. browne.
2. the art of printing with types; the use of types to produce impressions on paper, vellum, etc.
typography
n
1. the craft of composing type and printing from it
2. art and technique of printing with movable type [syn: composition]
The arrangement of composed type, or the appearance of printed matter.
Noun
1. the craft of composing type and printing from it
(hypernym) trade, craft
2. art and technique of printing with movable type
(synonym) composition
(hypernym) printing, printing process
Typography Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
The design and planning of printed matter using type. A related field, type design, refers to the art of creating letterforms.
Henry Budgett Typography Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Typography (from the Greek words τύπος (typos) = form and γραφή (graphe) = writing) is the art and technique of arranging type in order to make language visible. The arrangement of type involves the selection of typefaces, point size, line length, leading (line spacing), adjusting the spaces between groups of letters (tracking) and adjusting the space between pairs of letters (kerning). Type design is a closely related craft, which some consider distinct and others a part of typography; most typographers do not design typefaces, and some type designers do not consider themselves typographers. In modern times, typography has been put into motion—in film, television and online broadcasts—to add emotion to mass communication.
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