What Is Type in Printing

The term type is used generally to mean letters and other characters assembled into pages for printing or other means of reproduction. Typography refers to the rules and conventions that govern the assembling—or composition—of type into aesthetically appealing and legible pages.

What does it mean to set type?

: the process of setting material in type or into a form to be used in printing also : the process of producing graphic matter (as through a computer system)

What is type face and type setting?

Have you ever wondered what the difference between them is? Typesetting is the “process” of arranging or composing text ready for printing whereas typography is the “art and technique” of arranging text so that it is visually appealing and readable.