typography

[ tahy-pog-ruh-fee ]

noun

1. the art or process of printing with type.
2. the work of setting and arranging types and of printing from them.
3. the general character or appearance of printed matter.

typography

/ taɪˈpɒɡrəfɪ; ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl /

noun

1. the art, craft, or process of composing type and printing from it
2. the selection and planning of type for printed publications

Derived Forms

• ˌtypoˈgraphically, adverb
• typographical, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of typography¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

I even try to vary the handwritten typography to reflect changing historical periods.

From The Daily Beast

Danielewski uses experimental typography, elliptical descriptions, and color-coded parentheses.

From The Daily Beast

Though illiterate, Castle was drawn to the look and shapes of typography.

From The Daily Beast

This consisted chiefly of a fine collection of English typography, and the 784 lots occupied four days in the selling.

From Project Gutenberg

In listing titles and imprints I have sought to follow the typography and punctuation of the originals.

From Project Gutenberg

They didn't think that just because a man could write nonsense and use erratic typography, that that made him a poet.

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Here, however, the picture is sober truth itself to what the inquiring reader finds in the typography.

From Project Gutenberg

It is without date, but the typography seems to be that of the seventeenth century.

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