Typography Quotes 101

Typography is the art and science of making text as much legible as attractive. 
 
The term is derived from the Greek words τύπος typos ‘form’ or ‘impression’ and γράφειν or graphein ‘to write’. 
 
There are three engines that drive typography: (i) legibility, (ii) readability and (iii) aesthetics. 
 
Considering the English language, type foundries used to rely on lead alloys. 
 
That was around the 1450s. Now, three decades earlier, digital type has become the order of the day. 
 
Here’s a little tribute to the typographers and artists who have digital design a world on its own.

















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