typography

Typography is the art and techniques of type design, modifying type glyphs, and arranging type. Type glyphs (characters) are created and modified using a variety of illustration techniques. The arrangement of type is the selection of typefaces, point size, line length, leading (line spacing) and letter spacing.
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(n.)
The art of printing with types; the use of types to produce impressions on paper, vellum, etc.
  

(n.)
The act or art of expressing by means of types or symbols; emblematical or hieroglyphic representation.
  

Noun
1. the craft of composing type and printing from it
(hypernym) trade, craft
2. art and technique of printing with movable type
(synonym) composition
(hypernym) printing, printing process