Typography as line-making

Typographic systems allow us to see typography as a line-making practice. Firstly, this returns to the word’s etymological root (trace) so that the line-work of typography can be understood as traces of movement — not just an arrangement of letters, but visible traces of linguistic and social movement(s).

These lines are connections which generate knowledge and, through typography, bind readers, writers and ideas together with the text.


Date
March 12, 2025