Typography

Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language readable and appealing.

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