typographic

adjective ty·po·graph·ic \ ˌtī-pə-ˈgra-fik \

variants: or typographical play \-fi-kəl\

Updated on: 7 May 2018

Definition of typographic

: of, relating to, or occurring or used in typography or typeset matter

a typographic character

a typographical error

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typographically

play \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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Gold foil, gold paper and beautiful typographic embellishments.

— nikki delamotte, cleveland.com, "Cleveland's Christine Wisnieski on designing for modern hot spots and institutions, from Trentina to Majestic Steel: PERSONA," 26 Apr. 2018
Desert Oracle #4, the UFO cover from 2015, has a UFO typographic symbol as the only cover art.

— aaron gilbreath, Longreads, "Publishing the Best of the Desert: An Interview With Ken Layne," 25 Apr. 2018
The lower-case g actually comes in two typographic forms: The fish hook, a circle with a left facing curl beneath it, and the loop-tail, two closed, connected circles with a sort of rightward-facing tassel on the top one.

— jeffrey kluger, Time, "Almost Nobody Can Write This Letter of the Alphabet Correctly," 4 Apr. 2018
The typographic glass company Tieton Mosaic started out in 2013, making big signs for the city of Tieton, Wash., under the nonprofit umbrella of Tieton Arts & Humanities.

— cate mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, "Art meets commerce at the BCA’s Mills Gallery," 7 Mar. 2018
The proposals ranged from small interventions, such as repurposed oil barrels, to large scale installations and community events, like typographic murals.

— rebecca hazen, Houston Chronicle, "Art show about east end on exhibit," 12 Dec. 2017
For Postman, the peak of typographic culture in America came with the Abraham Lincoln–Stephen Douglas debates on the eve of the Civil War.

— jeet heer, New Republic, "The Post-Literate American Presidency," 23 Sep. 2017
Bieber is nothing if not loyal to the Bieber brand and this John Deer-ish forest-green-and-bright-yellow hoodie shares typographic placement and a fit reminiscent of Bieber's own in-demand merch.

— liza corsillo, GQ, "Justin Bieber's Favorite Hoodie Is Just $60," 7 Aug. 2017
The most obvious connection between Helmut Lang then and Helmut Lang now is the eclectic cast of characters in the new Ethan James Green-lensed campaign, which also features the original typographic language.

— nicole phelps, Vogue, "For Helmut Lang’s First-Ever Editor in Residency, Turning On a New Generation Is Job Number One," 25 July 2017

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