typeset
Prepare for printing
To typeset is to arrange text for printing or display—selecting fonts, sizing, spacing, and laying out the page.
Before computers, typesetters placed individual metal letters into frames by hand or machine.
Now the term covers digital composition: The book was typeset in Garamond.
Typesetting distinguishes professional publishing from raw text.
Correct relative positioning
- justificationReason proving rightness
- marginEdge of a page
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
spacing · indentation · orphans · widows · ragged · centered · hyphenation · paragraph
Onboard food preparation area
- proofDemonstration of truth
- chaseRapid following of quarry
- quoinAngled masonry block
- slugNaked terrestrial mollusk
sorts · case · uppercase · lowercase · matrix · linotype · monotype · phototypesetting
Letter-pair spacing adjustment
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- ligatureCord for binding
- glyphVisual form of character
baseline · x-height · ascender · descender · serif · sans-serif · swash · italic
Printing from raised surfaces
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- impositionUnfair demand on someone
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- folioSingle-fold page format
recto · verso · bleed · trim · registration · impression · ink · press
Clearness of text
- clarityState of being understandable
- contrastNotable difference between things
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- letter-spacingInter-character distance control
serif · sans-serif · eye-strain · scannable · accessible · readable
Original text before publication
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- editorOne who revises text
- copy-editingCorrecting text before publication
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
pagination · imprint · colophon · front-matter · back-matter
alignment
Correct relative positioning
- justificationReason proving rightness
- marginEdge of a page
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
grid · spacing · indentation · orphans · widows · ragged · centered · hyphenation · paragraph · measure
galley
Onboard food preparation area
slug · sorts · case · uppercase · lowercase · matrix · linotype · monotype · phototypesetting
kerning
Letter-pair spacing adjustment
glyph · baseline · x-height · ascender · descender · serif · sans-serif · swash · italic · boldface
letterpress
Printing from raised surfaces
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- impositionUnfair demand on someone
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
folio · recto · verso · bleed · trim · registration · impression · ink · press · plate
legibility
Clearness of text
- clarityState of being understandable
- contrastNotable difference between things
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
letter-spacing · serif · sans-serif · eye-strain · scannable · accessible · readable
manuscript
Original text before publication
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- editorOne who revises text
- copy-editingCorrecting text before publication
formatting · pagination · imprint · colophon · front-matter · back-matter
- printingprinting press, letterpress, printing, lithographers, offset printing
- editorial actionsedit, revise, proofread, publish, review
- printing termsinkjet, print, laser printing, press, toner
- fansubsfansub, fansubs, translator, subber, raw
- shell scriptingbash, shebang, scripts, source, sourcing
- print mediaheadline, magazine, articles, news, byline
typesethandwritten
Written by hand
handwrite · manuscript · calligraphic · hand-drawn · penned
typesetunformatted
Not styled or arranged
raw text · plain text · uncomposed · draft · unset