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fontography en · NOUN

Etymology

From font + -graphy.

Meanings

  1. (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: