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Typography is art and technique of selecting and arranging type styles, point sizes, line lengths, line leading, character spacing, and word spacing for typeset applications. These applications can be phyiscal or digital. The two primary functions of typography are the presentation of text in a manner that is not only easy to read but also visually engaging. The latter function of typography may be expressed in two ways: through color and the atmosphere or feel of the printed material. Other typographic issues that a typographer involved with the traditional printing press might be interested in, are paper selection, ink choice, and the printing method. Typography is performed by typographers.Contrast typography with orthography, a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols and the study of correct spelling according to established usage.
Typography is broader that type design, the art of designing typefaces – the size and style of the letters or characters.
1 See also
- Calligraphy
- Computers and Typesetting
- Desktop publishing
- Em
- Graphic design
- Justification (typesetting)
- Kerning
- Leading
- Ligature (typography)
- List of typographers
- Mixed case
- ParagraphIn typography, a paragraph is a block of text. Paragraphs are put on a new line and are usually indented, although not on many web sites, including Wikipedia. The paragraph symbol, the pilcrow, is ¶. In HTML, a new paragraph is created with the tag, and t
- PrintingPrinting is an industrial process for reproducing copies of texts and images, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is an important part of publishing. Printing using a printing press dates back to the 15th century in Europe (invented by
- Printing pressThe printing press is a mechanical device for printing many copies of a text on rectangular sheets of paper. First invented in China in 1041, the printing press as we know it today was invented in the West by a German goldsmith and eventual printer, Johan
- Orthography
- Quotation markSymbol " is used to mean inch too. Quotation marks also called quotes or inverted commas are punctuation marks used in pairs to set off speech, a quotation, or a phrase. The pair consists of an opening quotation mark and a closing quotation mark, which ma
- SerifSans-serif font Serif font Serif font(red serifs) In typography, serifs are the small features at the end of strokes within letters. A typeface (font) without serifs is called sans-serif (from French sans "without"), also referred to as grotesque (or, in
- Text figuresHoefler Text, a contemporary font, uses text figures. Text figures sometimes referred to as old-style hanging non-lining minuscule or medieval figures, digits, or numerals) are a style of Arabic numerals designed for visual harmony with running text.
- Tracking
- Typefaces
- Typographic units
- Typesetting
- Widows and Orphans
- Word processor
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