typographer
Letterform layout specialist
A typographer is someone who designs or arranges type for printing or display.
The work involves selecting typefaces, setting spacing, and composing text for readability and visual appeal.
Typographers may design new fonts or work with existing ones to create layouts for books, advertisements, or digital interfaces: The typographer adjusted the kerning between letters.
Visual form of character
- ligatureCord for binding
- ascenderOne moving upward
- descenderLetter part below baseline
- baselineStandard for comparison
x-height · counter · bowl · stem · terminal · serif · aperture · crossbar
Printing from raised surfaces
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- gravureRecessed-plate printing method
- pressApply force downward
ink · proof · galley · imposition · registration · impression · chase · platen
Ornamental handwriting art
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- woodcutRelief print from timber
handwriting · manuscript · script · penmanship · brushwork · stencil · rubbing · woodblock
Letter-pair spacing adjustment
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- emTypographic measurement unit
- enHalf-em space measure
pica · letterspacing · measure · metrics · whitespace
Letter terminal flourish
- sans-serifType without terminal strokes
- blackletterAngular medieval typeface style
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
humanist · slab-serif · script · display · monospace · cursive · decorative · italic
Framework of intersecting lines
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- justificationReason proving rightness
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- marginEdge of a page
columns · gutter · bleed · folio · indentation · hyphenation · orphans · widows
glyph
Visual form of character
baseline · x-height · counter · bowl · stem · terminal · serif · aperture · crossbar · finial
letterpress
Printing from raised surfaces
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- gravureRecessed-plate printing method
press · ink · proof · galley · imposition · registration · impression · chase · platen · cylinder
calligraphy
Ornamental handwriting art
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
woodcut · handwriting · manuscript · script · penmanship · brushwork · stencil · rubbing · woodblock · copperplate
kerning
Letter-pair spacing adjustment
en · pica · letterspacing · measure · metrics · whitespace
serif
Letter terminal flourish
- sans-serifType without terminal strokes
- blackletterAngular medieval typeface style
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
geometric · humanist · slab-serif · script · display · monospace · cursive · decorative · italic · bold
grid
Framework of intersecting lines
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- justificationReason proving rightness
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
margin · columns · gutter · bleed · folio · indentation · hyphenation · orphans · widows · centered
binding
Legally or morally required
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- trimmingCutting away excess
- foldingBending something over itself
stitching · collating · colophon · frontmatter · endpapers · spine · dust-jacket · case · codex · quarto
- printingprinting press, letterpress, printing, lithographers, offset printing
- creativesartist, artists, painter, painters, illustrators
- colonial printingprinting press, print shop, printer, master printer, broadside
- print historyprinting press, printing presses, printing houses, print shops, Gutenberg
- book designerslayout artist, interior designer, interior designers, typesetters
- typographersBaskerville, Gutenberg, Carter, Benton
typographerillustrator
Visual artist for media
photographer · painter · fine artist · imagemaker · iconographer
typographerwriter
Creator of texts
author · copywriter · content creator · journalist · poet
- typographical errorsMistakes in printed text
typography, typographical, typographic, typographers, typographically