Type

"Typography (Etymology: typos—type, graphos—written) is the art and technique of arranging type, type design, and modifying type glyphs. Type glyphs are created and modified using a variety of illustration techniques. The arrangement of type involves the selection of typefaces, point size, line length, leading (line spacing), adjusting the spaces between groups of letters (tracking) and adjusting the space between pairs of letters (kerning)."
-Wikepedia

 Images 1+2 ©Happycentro; images 3-5 ©Winnie Tan; images 6-8 ©Business Penmanship

I was recently working on a project that required me to do some type research and I came across some great typography that I felt compelled to share. It made me think about a class I took in grad school called 1000 Words with the great Tibor Kalman (you design geeks know who he is). The class was all about pictures. I learned that a strong photo can say a million (or 1000) things before words are even added to the page. So, as I thought about what kind of fonts I wanted for my project, I started to think about the artistry behind creating the type.

Here are some great type creators, take a look and enjoy!
Hoefler & Frere-Jones 
Marian Bantjes  
Erik Spiekermann