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TYPOGRAPHY [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
DEF

The skilled planning of printed matter, including choice of paper format, type face and size, as well as layout of the printed and blank areas to make a balanced and attractive whole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
DEF

Quel que soit le procédé d'impression, art d'assembler les caractères les mieux appropriés pour imprimer des textes, des lignes, des alinéas, des pages tout en créant un ensemble de mise en page harmonieux.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec typographie (letterpress en anglais).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipografía (Caracteres)
DEF

Ciencia y arte del diseño de tipos de caracteres estéticos y agradables a la vista.

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