NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Type design

Type design is the art of designing typefaces. Type design is performed by a type designer. In typography, a typeface consists of a co-ordinated set of character designs. ... A type designer is someone who designs typefaces. ...

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Typophile
Typographica
Fontforge - free type design software
Fontlab
The Type Museum
Typo.cz - information on Central European typography and typesetting
Diacritics Project — All you need to design a font with correct accents

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Categories: Typography stub | Typography Image File history File links Converted to PNG and made transparent by Fibonacci. ... Typographic work Typography (from the Greek words typos = form and grapho = write) is the art and technique of selecting and arranging type styles, point sizes, line lengths, line leading, character spacing, and word spacing for typeset applications. ...

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TypeRight Ethics Guide (1049 words)
	Many countries have strict laws concerning type copyrights, while others still have not corrected old laws that allow unscrupulous individuals and companies to appropriate type designs and prosper at the expense of the original designer(s).
	It is the responsibility of type designers to produce original and novel typefaces, and to respect the rights of other type designers.
	Originality is the degree of authorship you contribute to the typeface design.

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