Meanings
nounfontography (uncountable)
- uncountableThe design and study of fonts, or typefaces.
Type instruction should include a range of endeavors from metal typefounding to digital fontography.
2010, Steven Heller, Teresa Fernandes, Becoming a Graphic Designer: A Guide to Careers in Design1 more example
One of the pioneers of the new fontography is Zuzana Licko (b. 1961), who started designing typefaces in 1985 […]
2004, Steven Heller, Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design, page 173
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fontography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fontography
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“fontography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fontography. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fontography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fontography.
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