Anatomy of Typography : The Definition

Typography (often abbreviated typo) designates the various methods of typesetting and printing using characters and shapes in relief.

The typography is behind the art of assembling of movable type to create words and sentences and printed. This technique was developed in 1440 by Gutenberg, which has not invented the movable type printing, but a set of joint technical: the movable lead and principle manufacturing, the printing press, ink and fat necessary for this purpose.

Typography, by extension, is the printing technique that uses the principle of relief, such as movable type of lead and wood, but also relief images, first woodcuts and plates of metal and photo polymer. The typeface was virtually the only form of printing until the twentieth century, when it was replaced by the offset, himself a product of lithography invented in the late eighteenth century. The letterpress printing is still for handicrafts in limited edition as well as for cutting, embossing and stamping.

Finally, the typography is the art of how to use the characters: font selection, and body layout. Called the chief overseer of a Typography Workshop.

For Print Only shows off, what they are calling, the Ligature, Loop & Stem poster.  It breaks down Typography to their very essential parts and provides a beautiful teaching tool for how typography can impact our lives and how designers can make it better.