compositor
Print shop worker
A compositor is a person who sets type for printing—arranging letters and spaces into lines and pages.
The term belongs to the era of metal type, when compositors worked by hand selecting individual pieces from cases.
In modern usage, compositor sometimes refers to software that combines visual elements into a final image, particularly in video production and visual effects.
Character style set
- kerningLetter-pair spacing adjustment
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
- glyphVisual form of character
- typefaceLettering style design
linotype · monotype · slug · quoin · chase · galley · sort · matrix
Apply force downward
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- impositionUnfair demand on someone
- proofDemonstration of truth
plate · cylinder · ink · signature · folio · quarto · recto · verso
One who revises text
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- copyeditingCorrecting written material
- correctionsAdjustments to fix errors
formatting · pagination · publication · text · markup · layout · deadline
Page layout application
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- stylesheetFile governing visual formatting
- prepressPrint preparation stage
- PDFFixed-layout document format
font
Character style set
typeface · linotype · monotype · slug · quoin · chase · galley · sort · matrix · pica
press
Apply force downward
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- impositionUnfair demand on someone
proof · plate · cylinder · ink · signature · folio · quarto · recto · verso · lockup
editor
One who revises text
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- copyeditingCorrecting written material
corrections · formatting · pagination · publication · text · markup · layout · deadline
InDesign
Page layout application
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- stylesheetFile governing visual formatting
- prepressPrint preparation stage
- espectaculosteatro, opera, ballet, musical, cabaret
- creadoresartista, inventor, copywriter, editor, art director
- film crewcinematographer, director, gaffer, editor, grip
- Post-productionediting, editor, color grading, film editor, color correction
- colonial printingprinting press, print shop, printer, master printer, broadside
- crewproducer, director, editor, cameraman, gaffer
compositorpressman
Printing machine operator
printer · bookbinder · binder · reader · proofreader
compositorauthor
Creator of written works
writer · journalist · copywriter · editor · reader
- composite sketchesFacial images from descriptions
- composition bookBound pages for schoolwork
- composite sketchAssembled suspect image
- composition notebookBound student writing booklet
- body compositionBodily tissue proportions
- music compositionArranged work of sound
composition, composite, decomposition, compositors, compositionally