Definition of typography
1 : letterpress printing
2 : the style, arrangement, or appearance of typeset matter
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The directionality of text, the size and color of letters and words, and other aspects of typography all combined to generate intellectual meaning and emotional flavor.
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That sequence is the essence of beautiful live action and beautiful typography and animation.
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The painting's graffiti-like typography depicts a face in the shape of a skull.
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There’s Alexander Rodchenko’s famous pro-literacy ad from the Russian Revolution, and Dmitry Moor’s iconic Soviet propaganda poster, and another that combines Barbara Kruger’s typography with Stefan Sagmeister’s face painting.
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As others have pointed out, the typography of this year’s cards seems unnecessarily small and confusing.
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Among them was a calligraphy class that would inspire the Macintosh computer’s emphasis on typography—one of Apple’s signature strengths.
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The message has always been inextricably tied to our emotional perception of typography.
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The collection, which launches on April 22nd, was inspired by Katrantzou's typography influenced Resort 2015 collection, and each bag is printed with a stylized letter and collage of architectural, graphic and statement prints.
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Origin and Etymology of typography
Medieval Latin typographia, from Greek typos impression, cast + -graphia -graphy — more at 1type
TYPOGRAPHY Defined for English Language Learners
typography
playDefinition of typography for English Language Learners
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: the work of producing printed pages from written material
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: the style, arrangement, or appearance of printed letters on a page
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