typefounder
Crafts printing letters
A typefounder is a person or company that designs and casts metal printing type.
Before digital typography, typefounders created the physical letter forms used in letterpress printing, casting molten metal into molds to produce individual characters.
The craft largely disappeared with the shift to phototypesetting and digital fonts, though some artisan foundries persist.
Dense metal, symbol Pb
- tinElement fifty, Sn
- antimonyBrittle metalloid, symbol Sb
- alloyMetallic combination
- castingShaping through liquid form
smelting · furnace · crucible · mold · ingot · metallurgy · pewter · hardness
Character style set
- typefaceLettering style design
- glyphVisual form of character
- letterformA character's visual structure
- serifLetter terminal flourish
sans-serif · italic · roman · bold · uppercase · lowercase · ligature · kerning
Ordered numerical arrangement
- typecastingAssigning actors similar roles
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- moldmakerCraftsman who builds casting forms
- composingCreating musical works
sorts · galley · chase · quoin · monotype · linotype · counterpunch · justification
Printed matter collectively
- inkingApplying liquid pigment
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- proofingChecking for errors
- impositionUnfair demand on someone
lockup · signature · folio · recto · verso · edition · pagination · pulling
lead
Dense metal, symbol Pb
casting · smelting · furnace · crucible · mold · ingot · metallurgy · pewter · hardness · molten
font
Character style set
- typefaceLettering style design
- glyphVisual form of character
- letterformA character's visual structure
serif · sans-serif · italic · roman · bold · uppercase · lowercase · ligature · kerning · swash
matrix
Ordered numerical arrangement
- typecastingAssigning actors similar roles
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- moldmakerCraftsman who builds casting forms
composing · sorts · galley · chase · quoin · monotype · linotype · counterpunch · justification · strike
Baskerville
Transitional serif typeface
presswork
Printed matter collectively
- inkingApplying liquid pigment
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- proofingChecking for errors
imposition · lockup · signature · folio · recto · verso · edition · pagination · pulling · impression
typefoundertypesetter
Arranges text for printing
compositor · printer · pressman · bookbinder · proofreader
type, foundation, founder, prototype, stereotype, archetype, typist, foundry, typecast