Typography
noun
The style, arrangement, or look of printed writing and letters, including the design of fonts, spacing between letters and lines, etc.
The typography of your website plays a crucial role in creating a positive user experience.
Often appears as...
- digital typography
- typography design
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Technical
noun
The work of setting and arranging types and of printing from them.
She learned about typography in her graphic design class.
Often appears as...
- typography class
- typography work
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Technical
noun
The style, arrangement, or look of printed writing and letters, including the design of fonts, spacing between letters and lines, etc.
The typography of your website plays a crucial role in creating a positive user experience.
Often appears as...
- digital typography
- typography design
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The work of setting and arranging types and of printing from them.
She learned about typography in her graphic design class.
Often appears as...
- typography class
- typography work
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impact
Typography sets the first impression of a text's visual appeal and can evoke specific feelings.
The elegant typography on the invitation suggested a formal event.
Pro Tip 2/3Brand Identity
Companies use typography in logos and marketing to express their brand's personality and values.
The quirky typography of the logo gave the cafe a friendly vibe.
Pro Tip 3/3Readability
Good typography improves readability, affecting how easily text can be read and understood.
The report's clean typography made it much easier to digest the complex information.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impact
Typography sets the first impression of a text's visual appeal and can evoke specific feelings.
The elegant typography on the invitation suggested a formal event.
Pro Tip 2/3Brand Identity
Companies use typography in logos and marketing to express their brand's personality and values.
The quirky typography of the logo gave the cafe a friendly vibe.
Pro Tip 3/3Readability
Good typography improves readability, affecting how easily text can be read and understood.
The report's clean typography made it much easier to digest the complex information.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impact
Typography sets the first impression of a text's visual appeal and can evoke specific feelings.
The elegant typography on the invitation suggested a formal event.
Pro Tip 2/3Brand Identity
Companies use typography in logos and marketing to express their brand's personality and values.
The quirky typography of the logo gave the cafe a friendly vibe.
Pro Tip 3/3Readability
Good typography improves readability, affecting how easily text can be read and understood.
The report's clean typography made it much easier to digest the complex information.
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The beauty of data...
I just kind of learned through doing. And when I started designing, I discovered an odd thing about myself. I already knew how to design, but it wasn't like I was amazingly brilliant at it, but more like I was sensitive to the ideas of grids and space and alignment and typography.
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The beauty of data...
doing and when I started designing and I've discovered an odd thing about myself I already knew how to design but it wasn't like I was immediately brilliant at it but more like I was sensitive to the the ideas of grids and space and alignment and typography it's
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How a typeface helped...
But it's actually more than just ceremonial. Now, when all of you arrived here today, you actually had to think about fonts. You might not realize it, but you're all unconscious experts on typography. Typography is the study of how fonts inhabit our world,
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Stefan Sagmeister: 7...
And I of course knew stuff, as a designer, about typography, even though we worked with those animals not so successfully. But I didn't quite know all that much about movement or film. And from that point of view we turned it into a lovely project.
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Designing for TED...
they have sort of left the typography side and become more about creating some kind of an experience and feeling with them and now they're huge teams working on them at my office so there may be 25 hours of work put in into every second
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The hilarious art of...
when to keep going would seem like I was going too far. And what I ended up with was a graphic representation of us seeing this animal coming into being. We're in the middle of the process. And then I just threw some typography on it.
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Marian Bantjes:...
after 20 years in graphic design and typography, I changed the way I was working and the way most graphic designers work to pursue a more personal approach to my work, with only the humble attempt
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Paula Scher: Great...
and he wanted to change the theater, and he wanted to make it urban and loud and a place that was inclusive. So, drawing on my love of typography, I immersed myself into this project.
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Martina Flor: The secret...
the idea of dreams, of chaos, the concept of wonder. The typography and the shape of letters work a bit like gestures and tone of voice. It's not the same to say,
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Stefan Sagmeister: The...
created this fairly floral typography that spelled, "Obsessions make my life worse and my work better." And the idea of course was to make the type so precious
Video examples
The beauty of data...
I just kind of learned through doing. And when I started designing, I discovered an odd thing about myself. I already knew how to design, but it wasn't like I was amazingly brilliant at it, but more like I was sensitive to the ideas of grids and space and alignment and typography.
Video examples
The beauty of data...
doing and when I started designing and I've discovered an odd thing about myself I already knew how to design but it wasn't like I was immediately brilliant at it but more like I was sensitive to the the ideas of grids and space and alignment and typography it's
Video examples
How a typeface helped...
But it's actually more than just ceremonial. Now, when all of you arrived here today, you actually had to think about fonts. You might not realize it, but you're all unconscious experts on typography. Typography is the study of how fonts inhabit our world,
Video examples
Stefan Sagmeister: 7...
And I of course knew stuff, as a designer, about typography, even though we worked with those animals not so successfully. But I didn't quite know all that much about movement or film. And from that point of view we turned it into a lovely project.
Video examples
Designing for TED...
they have sort of left the typography side and become more about creating some kind of an experience and feeling with them and now they're huge teams working on them at my office so there may be 25 hours of work put in into every second
Video examples
The hilarious art of...
when to keep going would seem like I was going too far. And what I ended up with was a graphic representation of us seeing this animal coming into being. We're in the middle of the process. And then I just threw some typography on it.
Video examples
Marian Bantjes:...
after 20 years in graphic design and typography, I changed the way I was working and the way most graphic designers work to pursue a more personal approach to my work, with only the humble attempt
Video examples
Paula Scher: Great...
and he wanted to change the theater, and he wanted to make it urban and loud and a place that was inclusive. So, drawing on my love of typography, I immersed myself into this project.
Video examples
Martina Flor: The secret...
the idea of dreams, of chaos, the concept of wonder. The typography and the shape of letters work a bit like gestures and tone of voice. It's not the same to say,
Video examples
Stefan Sagmeister: The...
created this fairly floral typography that spelled, "Obsessions make my life worse and my work better." And the idea of course was to make the type so precious
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James Fenton
British Poet
Lyric poetry is, of course, musical in origin. I do know that what happened to poetry in the twentieth century was that it began to be written for the page. When it's a question of typography, why not? Poets have done beautiful things with typography - Apollinaire's 'Calligrammes,' that sort of thing.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
I learned about serif and san serif typefaces, about varying the amount of space between different letter combinations, about what makes great typography great. It was beautiful, historical, artistically subtle in a way that science can't capture, and I found it fascinating.
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Katharine Viner
British Journalist
We have thought carefully about how our use of typography, colour, and images can support and enhance 'Guardian' journalism. We have introduced a font called Guardian Headline that is simple, confident, and impactful.
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Narciso Rodriguez
American Designer
I was always fascinated by graphic art and typography and architecture. And so I was constantly cutting things and making blocks and making buildings out of shoeboxes.
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Paul Rand
American Designer
Copy, art, and typography should be seen as a living entity; each element integrally related, in harmony with the whole, and essential to the execution of an idea.
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Tom Wolfe
American Journalist
I found a great many pieces of punctuation and typography lying around dormant when I came along - and I must say I had a good time using them.
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Bruno Maag
Swiss Designer
Why do only the Latin script when Nokia has a billion consumers? Typography is the bedrock of communication; it can really connect people.
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Stefan Sagmeister
Austrian Designer
You could say that bad typography brought us the Afghanistan war, the Iraq war, the housing crisis and a good number of other things.
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Ben Eine
English Artist
I haven't studied art and I haven't studied typography, but I've still gone out and done it.
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Brian Tyree Henry
American Actor
I used to draw and do a lot of calligraphy and typography. I'm a big sketcher, too.
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James Fenton
British Poet
Lyric poetry is, of course, musical in origin. I do know that what happened to poetry in the twentieth century was that it began to be written for the page. When it's a question of typography, why not? Poets have done beautiful things with typography - Apollinaire's 'Calligrammes,' that sort of thing.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
I learned about serif and san serif typefaces, about varying the amount of space between different letter combinations, about what makes great typography great. It was beautiful, historical, artistically subtle in a way that science can't capture, and I found it fascinating.
Quote examples
Katharine Viner
British Journalist
We have thought carefully about how our use of typography, colour, and images can support and enhance 'Guardian' journalism. We have introduced a font called Guardian Headline that is simple, confident, and impactful.
Quote examples
Narciso Rodriguez
American Designer
I was always fascinated by graphic art and typography and architecture. And so I was constantly cutting things and making blocks and making buildings out of shoeboxes.
Quote examples
Paul Rand
American Designer
Copy, art, and typography should be seen as a living entity; each element integrally related, in harmony with the whole, and essential to the execution of an idea.
Quote examples
Tom Wolfe
American Journalist
I found a great many pieces of punctuation and typography lying around dormant when I came along - and I must say I had a good time using them.
Quote examples
Bruno Maag
Swiss Designer
Why do only the Latin script when Nokia has a billion consumers? Typography is the bedrock of communication; it can really connect people.
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Stefan Sagmeister
Austrian Designer
You could say that bad typography brought us the Afghanistan war, the Iraq war, the housing crisis and a good number of other things.
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Ben Eine
English Artist
I haven't studied art and I haven't studied typography, but I've still gone out and done it.
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Brian Tyree Henry
American Actor
I used to draw and do a lot of calligraphy and typography. I'm a big sketcher, too.
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