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Typography
Typography (performed by a typographer) is the art of creatively arranging letterforms on a page to be printed, usually using a recognised typeface, in order to achieve a combination of both aesthetic and functional goals.
While the term orthography usually refers to correct writing in general, typography includes:
- layout of blocks of text on the page, and throughout a publication;
- thoughtful selection and use of typefaces (fonts);
- correct use of emphasis;
- optional decoration such as initials;
- adhering to rules of typographical syntax, such as when to use a hyphen vs. a dash, or what glyphs to use for quotation marks, which varies greatly among different languages.
The term typography has broadened to include arranging text on the computer screen. When an overall layout specification has to handle a range of actual content – whether on screen or not – the term more often used is information design.
Note that type design is generally considered a separate activity from typography, although it can be considered a branch thereof.
Quotations
Typography is directing a message.
Günter Gerhard Lange, found on typolis.de
Only who knows the rules can break them when necessary.
found on typolis.de
Anyone meaning to be an expert at types, because he could read it, is quite fine mistaken.
Jan Tschichold, found on typolis.de
The whole is more than the addition of its parts.
Laotse, found on typolis.de
For design, the unprinted area is more important than the printed.
Joachim Opfer, found on typolis.de
Good typography explains the content, not the designer.
Kurt Weidemann, found on typolis.de
In all arts the believe in counting and measuring leeds to the greatest mistakes.
Paul Renner, found on typolis.de
Also the printed looks either good or bad, anyhow it always looks like somehow; and just this look marks its aesthetic value.
Paul Renner, found on typolis.de
Type of humour
Is that a serif in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?
Don't let women design the period.
Typographers do it with character.
Goudy is my co-pilot.
Kiss me, I'm italic.
Important typographers and type designers
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Reference
- The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst (often referred to simply as Bringhurst) is widely respected as the modern authority on typographic style. ISBN 0881791326. (excerpts)
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Will-Harris House Writing, Design and Typography
Home of Esperfonto, the web's only interactive typeface selection system, TypoFile magazine for people who use and love type, a design office with corporate ID's, business cards and illustrations, and the Point Reyes Chipmunk Observatory and Garden.
http://www.will-harris.com
TypeRight
Mission: to promote typefaces as creative works and to advocate their legal protection as intellectual property.
http://www.typeright.org/
Typographic
Information on typography from 3500 B.C. to the present day, including evolution, timeline, anatomy, image gallery, studies, glossary and related information.
http://www.rsub.com/typographic/
Types and Typography - A guide
A complete guide to the history and science of types, fonts and typography.
http://www.cyber-north.com/fonts
Planet Typography
This portal dedicated to typography includes directory, news, online manual and free fonts to download. Home of The Typographic Times, a font-related eZine with interviews of type designers and portraits of typefaces.
http://www.planet-typography.com/
Arabic typography
Arabic typographical experiments.
http://www.arabictypography.com
AdamAnt Designs Online
Graphic and typeface design online.
http://adamantx.freeservers.com/
National Print Museum
Site of Ireland's National Print Museum. Contains a short tour of the museum, description of exhibits, a brief history of printing in Ireland and visitor information.
http://ireland.iol.ie/~npmuseum/
Counterspace
Features a history of typography, with classifications of type and structure of letterforms.
http://counterspace.motivo.com/
Information Design Associates
Corporate, information design, and web design.
http://www.ida.org.uk
TypoBlog
Medium sized article, subtitled "How personal typographic Web sites are giving the musty, elitist field of typography is a stiff kick in the keister"
http://fawny.org/typoblog.html
International Conference on Typography and Visual Communication
Conference organized by the University of Macedonia and alterVision, typography and visual communication ltd
http://www.uom.gr/uompress/news.html
Medieval Unicode Font Initiative
Non-profit group of scholars working toward a solution to the problem of encoding special characters in Medieval texts written in the Latin alphabet.
http://www.hit.uib.no/mufi/
Typographica. A Journal of Typography.
Daily journal featuring news, observations, and open commentary on fonts and typographic design.
http://typographi.ca/
Typolis
In German and English, this site is an ambitious private project which details the history of alphabets, describes type classifications and provides information about designers as well as about the art of graphic design.
http://www.typolis.de/version1/
The Glory of Chinese Printing
Online exhibit that details history of printing in China, from block printing through the invention of movable wood type, brass plates, and two-color techniques.
http://www.cgan.com/english/english/cpg/indexen.htm
Commonly Confused Characters
Unicode and graphic examples of proper quote, hyphen, and space encoding and typographical mistakes.
http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~ggbaker/reference/characters/
New Series
In-depth essays and interviews on typography from writer Andy Crewdson, formerly of Lines and Splines.
http://new-series.org/
daidala
A blog by Jon Coltz. Features reviews of typefaces and observations from the life of a type lover.
http://www.daidala.com/
Creative Pro : Fonts Department
Font news and software reviews links. Exclusive feature articles on typography from Creative Pro's staff of graphic design writers.
http://www.creativepro.com/category/home/228.html
Typolis - typography, type and design
In German and English, a private project which details the history of alphabets, describes type classifications and provides information about designers as well as about the art of graphic design.
http://www.typolis.de/version1/indexe.htm
A Brief History of Type
Read an essay discussing the times, technologies, and forms of type.
http://www.redsun.com/type/abriefhistoryoftype/
Ban Comic Sans
Download and print stickers and flyers to campaign against the font, also free comic fonts to use instead.
http://bancomicsans.com/
Arabic Type
Research on Arabic typography, its relationship to calligraphy and culture, and the development of new Arabic fonts.
http://www.arabictype.com/
Typotheque
Information about typography, free type utilities, articles on type and type design, and fonts for sale.
http://www.typotheque.com/
Guide to Central European Typography
Information on Central European typography: rules, links and other valuable pieces of information.
http://euro.typo.cz/
All Good Things Typography
Information about typography: history, classification, type choice and the fontpool.
http://www.redsun.com/type/
typogRaphic
Exploration and experimentation between typography and imagery.
http://www.typographic.com/
ATypI
The site of the Association Typographique International, the organisation of the international type community. Information on events, ATypI publications and conferences.
http://www.atypi.org/
Type Books
Resource for publications concerning the letterform arts.
http://www.typebooks.org/
Cavendish Typography
Gallery of images and text relating to typography and print through the ages.
http://www.typography.org.uk
Name This Font
Encyclopedia of letterforms. Information on the author plus where to purchase the book.
http://www.namethisfont.com/
Encyclopaedia of Typography and Electronic Communication
A short-subject encyclopedia and glossary covering typography, printing, electronic publishing, and electronic communication.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/profirst/encycl2.htm
Press for Success
Typographic books and artworks by Jill Yelland.
http://www.press4success.com.au/
The Evolution of Type
Information on the main characteristics of the letterform, styles and elements of printing types, and the history of the alphabet.
http://www.concentric.net/~brandt58/home.html
DigitalThread: TypeHaus
Contains featured foundries, honorable foundries, type resources, and typography links.
http://www.digitalthread.com/typehaus/index.html
ABC Typography
Virtual Museum of Typography.
http://abc.planet-typography.com/
Dr. Leslie and The Composing Room
MFA thesis project by Erin K. Malone explores the history of typesetting firm located in New York City.
http://www.drleslie.com/
The Goudy International Center for Font Technology and Aesthetics
Provides research of typeface names to facilitate designers in name selection. Also provides information on Frederic Goudy and offers typographic links. From the Rochester Institute of Technology.
http://www.rit.edu/~goudyctr/
Cary Graphic Arts Press
Publication arm of the Melbert Cary Graphic Arts Collection at Rochester Institute of Technology, offering publications on the history of the graphic arts.
http://wally.rit.edu/cary/carypress.html
The Typographic Circle
Membership organization providing information on committee, events, publications and membership.
http://www.typocircle.co.uk/
Character Design Standards
General rules for character shapes in Latin based languages in digital fonts. From Microsoft.com.
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/developers/fdsspec/default.htm
Society of Typographic Aficionados
Rochester, NY based S{o}TA is an International Organization dedicated to the promotion, study, and support of type, its history and development, its use in the world of print and digital imagery, its designers, and its admirers.
http://www.typesociety.org/
Microsoft Typography
Typography news headlines, 'link of the day','book recommendations' and a constantly updated database of over 500 type and typography related sites on the Web.
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/default.asp
LetterPerfect
Design services, lettering tours, publications, and fonts available for purchase and download.
http://www.letterspace.com/index.htm
Loubet del Bayle, Jean-Christophe
Personal website devoted to typography. Available in English and French.
http://jcldb.free.fr/welcome.html
Typophile
Interviews with typographers, discussion board and sign-up for mailing list.
http://www.typophile.com/
Alphabytes
Dedicated to excellence in graphic design and the promotion of typography, calligraphy and the lettering arts.
http://www.alphabytes.com
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