fontography
fontography noun: the design and study of fonts, or typefaces.
Noun
fontography (uncountable)
- The design and study of fonts, or typefaces.
- One of the pioneers of the new fontography is Zuzana Licko (b. 1961), who started designing typefaces in 1985 […]2004, Steven Heller, Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design, page 173
- Type instruction should include a range of endeavors from metal typefounding to digital fontography.2010, Steven Heller, Teresa Fernandes, Becoming a Graphic Designer: A Guide to Careers in Design
Origin of fontography
From font + -graphy.
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Questions about fontography
- What does fontography mean?
- Fontography means the design and study of fonts, or typefaces.
- What part of speech is fontography?
- Fontography is a noun.
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