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Revision as of 10:56, 9 February 2016
Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language readable and appealing.
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[hide]Description
The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point size, line length, line-spacing (leading), letter-spacing (tracking), and adjusting the space within letters pairs (kerning).
Type design is a closely related craft, sometimes considered part of typography; most typographers do not design typefaces, and some type designers do not consider themselves typographers.
Professions
Typography is performed by:
- Typesetters
- Compositors
- Typographers
- Graphic designers
- Art directors
- Manga artists
- Comic book artists
- Graffiti artists
- Clerical workers
- Anyone who arranges type for a product
See also
- Alphabet
- Column (typography)
- Design
- Glyph
- Graphic design
- Letter case
- Littera
- Orthography
- Page layout
- Readability
- Sign
- Symbol
- Type
- Type design
- Type generator
- Web typography
- Writing system
- Written language
External links
- Typography @ Wikipedia
