Words of Type

Words of Type brings together the terms used in typography and beyond (graphic design, web design, linguistics, etc.), explained into several languages.

These terms form the vocabulary used by professionals of typography, but they are also part of the language of whoever uses texts in their life: everybody. On the one part, many terms are often misused or confused because they are rarely explained (or explained accurately), and on the other part, accurate translations and clear descriptions into another language are even more rare.

While most of the typography knowledge has been establishing itself in the Latin-script world and speaking English as a main language, a lot has yet to be researched and advanced for many other scripts, either on their own or with the wisdom and experience of Latin typography. The world doesn’t speak English only, so such knowledge should also be accessible to non-English speakers for more equality. And, a lot of such “non-Latin” scripts typography knowledge is hardly accessible for anyone who doesn’t speak the language using these due to lack to (accurately) translated and (comprehensively) explained to non-users. Words of Type aims to reduce such disparity and bring the various typography worlds closer together.

As of now, Words of Type has 200 terms illustrated and explained in seven languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. But the project will grow with future updates, adding more words and more languages.

Further information here.

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