typography

[ tahy-pog-ruh-fee ]

/ taɪˈpɒg rə fi /

the art or process of printing with type.

the work of setting and arranging types and of printing from them.

the general character or appearance of printed matter.

Origin of typography

1635–45; < New Latin typographia, equivalent to Greek týpo(s) type + graphía -graphy

topography typography

In addition to their fascination with advertising, the designers of the 1950s and 60s were deeply interested in typography.

15 Most Bonkers Chairs at Pop Art Design in London |Chloë Ashby |October 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Though illiterate, Castle was drawn to the look and shapes of typography.

The Accidental Artist |Rachel Wolff |October 15, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
A very beautiful book; it is an extraordinary specimen of typography.

Notes and Queries, Number 240, June 3, 1854 |Various
The application of these principles of balance to the problems of typography is largely a matter of influence.

Applied Design for Printers |Harry Lawrence Gage

It is not a question of typography; it is not even a question of rules and forms.

Some Imagist Poets, 1916 |Richard Aldington
The typography becomes not only a frame to heighten the beauty of the picture, but also a spell to lengthen our enjoyment of it.

The Booklover and His Books |Harry Lyman Koopman
Eisen has a simplicity, a good taste, and a special and singularly perfect economy of artistic effect combined with typography.

The Printed Book |Henri Bouchot

typography

/ (taɪˈpɒɡrəfɪ) /

the art, craft, or process of composing type and printing from it

the selection and planning of type for printed publications

typographical (ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl) or typographic, adjective typographically, adverb