typographies
Styles of text
Typographies is the plural of typography, the art and technique of arranging type for visual communication.
The word covers both the practice of designing with typefaces and the resulting visual character of printed or displayed text.
Different typographies distinguish publications, brands, or eras: The typographies of Victorian advertising and modern minimalism couldn't be more different.
Character set designs
- letterformsShapes of written characters
- serifsDecorative letter terminals
- kerningLetter-pair spacing adjustment
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
tracking · ligatures · glyphs · x-height · baseline · ascenders · descenders · counters
Printing press inventor's name
- movable typeReconfigurable printing components
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- woodblockCarved printing matrix
- metal typeCast printing characters
hot metal · Linotype · foundry · matrices · printing press · incunabula · Baskerville · Jenson
Ornamental handwriting art
- scriptsWritten texts for performances
- ArabicSemitic language family member
- HangulKorean alphabetic script
- CyrillicSlavic alphabet system
Hebrew · Greek · Latin · blackletter · uncial · hieroglyphics · cuneiform · runes
Arranged elements forming whole
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- justificationReason proving rightness
margins · columns · grids · widows · orphans · rivers · ragging · indentation
Digital font technology standard
- TrueTypeVector-based typeface format
- PostScriptPrinter instruction language
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- hintingSuggesting indirectly
anti-aliasing · embedding · licensing · Google Fonts · screen resolution · responsive · CSS · bitmap
fonts
Character set designs
- letterformsShapes of written characters
- serifsDecorative letter terminals
- kerningLetter-pair spacing adjustment
leading · tracking · ligatures · glyphs · x-height · baseline · ascenders · descenders · counters · strokes
Gutenberg
Printing press inventor's name
- movable typeReconfigurable printing components
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- woodblockCarved printing matrix
metal type · hot metal · Linotype · foundry · matrices · printing press · incunabula · Baskerville · Jenson
calligraphy
Ornamental handwriting art
- scriptsWritten texts for performances
- ArabicSemitic language family member
- HangulKorean alphabetic script
Cyrillic · Hebrew · Greek · Latin · blackletter · uncial · hieroglyphics · cuneiform · runes · Tamil
composition
Arranged elements forming whole
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
justification · margins · columns · grids · widows · orphans · rivers · ragging · indentation · drop caps
OpenType
Digital font technology standard
- TrueTypeVector-based typeface format
- PostScriptPrinter instruction language
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
hinting · anti-aliasing · embedding · licensing · Google Fonts · screen resolution · responsive · CSS · bitmap · vector
typographieshandwriting
Manual letter formation
calligraphy · chirography · manuscript · penmanship · cursive
typographiesscrawl
Careless, illegible writing
scribble · doodles · chicken scratch · illegibility · graffiti
typographiesiconography
Analysis of artistic symbols
pictography · imagery · illustration · pictograms · ideograms
- typographical errorsMistakes in printed text