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Typography (performed by atypographer) is the art of creatively arrangingletterforms on a page to be printed, usually using a recognised
While the term
The term typography has broadened to include arrangingtext on the computer screen. When an overall layout specificationhas to handle a range of actual content – whether on screenor not – the term more often used is
Note that type design is generally considered aseparate activity from typography, although it can be considered abranch thereof.
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Typography is directing a message.
Günter Gerhard Lange, found on typolis.de
Only who knows the rules can break them whennecessary.
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Anyone meaning to be an expert at types, because he couldread 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 theprinted.
Joachim Opfer, found on typolis.de
Good typography explains the content, not thedesigner.
Kurt Weidemann, found on typolis.de
In all arts the believe in counting and measuring leeds tothe greatest mistakes.
Paul Renner, found on typolis.de
Also the printed looks either good or bad, anyhow it alwayslooks like somehow; and just this look marks its aestheticvalue.
Paul Renner, found on typolis.de
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