Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The surface of a block of type that makes the impression.
- noun The impression made by this surface.
- noun The size or style of the letter or character on a block of type.
- noun The full range of type of the same design.
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- noun typography The particular
design of sometype . Afont , or a font family. - noun printing The
surface of type whichinked , or theimpression it makes.
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- noun a specific size and style of type within a type family
Etymologies
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Examples
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(Typographically speaking, the term typeface refers to a stylistic rendition of each letter in an alphabet, whereas the font refers to the a specific rendering of these letters).
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(Typographically speaking, the term typeface refers to a stylistic rendition of each letter in an alphabet, whereas the font refers to the a specific rendering of these letters).
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You do, of course, realize that your new title’s typeface is the same as the title typeface on that old never-published zine cover drawing of mine that you have at Chez Ennead… :D
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You do, of course, realize that your new title’s typeface is the same as the title typeface on that old never-published zine cover drawing of mine that you have at Chez Ennead… :D
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If a certain typeface or a certain motif is considered inappropriate because it looks unprofessional, no professional artist/designer would use them.
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The bold typeface is a brilliant orchid color, the model facing full-on in a way not seen in US covers very often, the sense of wild times.
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That is until I get the final few comments and see it in typeface layout, at which point I'll have hysterics and try to make it better all over again.
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Aside from a change in typeface in the logo in 1961 onwards to a condensed version of Times New Roman, the sequence stayed the same until 1964 when the shot of Archie Street from the front was replaced by an opening clip of rows of terraced houses.
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If a certain typeface or a certain motif is considered inappropriate because it looks unprofessional, no professional artist/designer would use them.
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A revolution in typeface design has led to everything from more-legible newspapers and cell-phone displays to extra-tacky wedding invitations.
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