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typographer

Other forms: typographers

A typographer is someone who designs printed words. If you admire a beautifully designed font, you can thank a typographer.

Famous typefaces, like Helvetica, Futura, or Times New Roman, were all designed by typographers. When you think of how many printed words we all read on a regular basis, both on paper and on screens, you'll start to realize what an important job typographers do. They arrange type in a way that aids communication and conveys a mood along with the words. Typographer adds the Greek typos, "dent or impression," to grapheia, "writing."

Definitions of typographer
  1. noun
    one who sets written material into type
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    type of:
    pressman, printer
    someone whose occupation is printing
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