Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible , readable , and appealing when displayed. typographic font The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces , point sizes , line lengths , line-spacing , and letter-spacing , and adjusting the space between pairs of letters . The term typography is also applied to the style, arrangement, and appearance of the letters, numbers, and symbols created by the process. Type design is a closely related craft, sometimes considered part of typography; most typographers do not design typefaces, and some type designers do not consider themselves typographers.Typography also may be used as a decorative device, unrelated to communication of information. Typography is the work of typesetters (also known as compositors ), typographers, graphic designers , art directors , manga artists , comic book artists , graffiti artists , and, now, anyone who arranges words, letters,...