16th century fonts. History of Western typography. Etymology[edit] Typography (from the Greek roots τύπος typos = "impression" and -γραφία -graphia = "writing").
Medieval design roots[edit] Typography, type-founding and typeface design began as closely related crafts in mid-15th-century Europe with the introduction of movable type printing at the junction of the medieval era and the Renaissance. Typography. Typography is performed by typesetters, compositors, typographers, graphic designers, art directors, comic book artists, graffiti artists, clerical workers, and anyone else who arranges type for a product.
Until the Digital Age, typography was a specialized occupation. Digitization opened up typography to new generations of visual designers and lay users, and David Jury, Head of Graphic Design at Colchester Institute in England, states that "typography is now something everybody does. "[6] History[edit] Diameter of sun.