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Typography is the design of letterforms and their organization in space and time. Typography is the basic grammar of graphic design, its common currency. Over the last twenty years, some designers have sought to base their work in historical or regional traditions, while others have pushed toward new ground. Graphic designers have plumbed the heritage of typographic history, using digital and photographic technologies to generate countless interpretations of typefaces from the near and distant past. This search has broadened the vocabulary of design, while raising questions about appropriate relationships to history.
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