Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

typographisches Entwurfszeichnen

English translation:

typography drawing / typography design

Added to glossary by Timoshka
Apr 23 06:56
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German term

typographisches Entwurfszeichnen

German to English Social Sciences Printing & Publishing
This phrase is found in a student report from the Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt in Vienna in the mid-1920s. It was apparently one of the subjects taught there, along with: Satz, Manuskript- und Korrekturlesen, Buchdruck und dessen Maschinen, Buchhaltung und kaufmännischer Breifwechsel, etc. etc. etc.

Discussion

Marion Linssen Apr 24:
@Björn Please note that there is a difference between typography and type design/drawing. Type design means the shaping of letters into a typeface whereas typography is much more complex and a part of creative design (cf. my explanations).
Here is a good link from Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main in German and English:
https://www.hfg-offenbach.de/de/pages/typografie-strich-type...

So I think type drawing might be too restricted in this case. But thanks a lot for your research and the interesting links!
Björn Vrooman Apr 23:
Forget about "-zeichnen" for a minute (is implied anyway).

Just looking for "typographischer Entwurf" gets you here, for example:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_Press
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_institutions_offering_...

Cf.
"In der analogen Schriftgestaltung wurden dazu zunächst meist Zeichnungen von Hand hergestellt, welche dann in ein entsprechendes Medium, z. B. auf Rubylith für den Fotosatz, übertragen wurden."
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schriftgestaltung

I think this can be safely shortened to type. One of the links on the Wiki page seemed particularly relevant to this context:
https://www.women-in-type.com/articles/what-is-a-type-drawin...

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typography drawing / typography design

Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable and appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point sizes, line lengths, line spacing, letter spacing, and spaces between pairs of letters.

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https://www.andacademy.com/resources/blog/graphic-design/wha...
Example sentence:

Typography design is an intricate form of graphic design that requires immense attention to detail and takes technical know-how and creativity. The design industry relies on typographers and graphic designers to understand how to use, manipulate and creat

Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard : Or typographic design. I don't think 'typography drawing' works, though.
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Thank you, Phil. Yes, design works better.
agree Björn Vrooman : @Phil But "type drawing" works. Here are multiple experts in type drawing/design: https://www.tiro.com/contact.html Cf. https://research.reading.ac.uk/women-in-type/patricia-saunde... This must have something to do with preparing for TDO work.
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Thank you! See dbox entry.
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typographical sketching; sketch typography

'Forget about "-zeichnen" for a minute (is implied anyway)' ??. Entwurfszeichnen: constructional sketch; (preliminary) project drawing, Ernst,

A similar subject is still taught at the local Realgymnasium in Vienna (emphasis on tech. subjects lkkie geomatrical drawing)/ Oberrealschule in Germany, albeit veraltet and rang loud bells.

as opposed to Satz : typesetting.


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tech. subjects like geometrical drawing ...
Example sentence:

Ideenskizze, Entwurfszeichnung, Plan, Werkzeichnung, dreidimensionale Gestaltungstechniken, Schnittzeichnung, Bedarfs- und Gebrauchsgüter, textile/technische Gestaltungen, Schmuckdesign, Unikat, Prototyp...,

sketch typography: There are two different ways to begin drawing your typeface.

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