typography

noun

ty·pog·ra·phy | \ tī-ˈpä-grə-fē

Definition of typography

1 : letterpress printing

2 : the style, arrangement, or appearance of typeset matter

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The rebranding would include updating the city's typography, logo, seal and icons. — Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, "City of Bellaire considers new brand, continues construction," 26 Feb. 2018 Karen Hastings, project communications manager for the flood control district, said that the projects for each watershed are different because each area has its own unique set of issues, typography and development. — Jane Stueckemann, Houston Chronicle, "Meetings set in northwest Harris County on proposed $2.5 billion flood infrastructure bond project," 11 June 2018 The real fun of the film’s typography lies in its spacing, which draws on the look of letterpress printing and then exaggerates it. — Eliza Brooke, Vox, "Sorry to Bother You," 12 Nov. 2018 The mood of each film is reflected in its distinctive title typography. — Eliza Brooke, Vox, "Sorry to Bother You," 12 Nov. 2018 One of White’s first hires was the former art director Henry Wolf, who infused the magazine with a deadpan surrealism through irreverent play with text and typography. — Stephen Mooallem, Harper's BAZAAR, "Pop Goes Bazaar: A Look Back at the Magazine in the 1960s," 9 June 2017 But the details are quintessential Fujiwara: graphic typography treatments and Fragment’s lighting-bolt logo, a symbol immediately recognizable to hypebeasts and design aficionados alike. — Tyler Watamanuk, GQ, "Moncler and Hiroshi Fujiwara’s Fragment Just Dropped Your Latest Must-Cop Collab," 14 June 2018 Lance Wyman Lance Wyman’s design for the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics incorporated hypnotic geometric lines and colors, pre-Columbian artifacts and modern typography to create a quintessential op art logo. — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, "Behind the scenes with influential graphic artists from 50 years ago," 30 May 2018 The typography and design is appropriately low key and augments the section through its restraint, rather than intruding on it. — USA TODAY, "Arizona Republic, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel lead 2017 USA TODAY Network journalism awards," 7 Mar. 2018

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