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Question:Typography is the study of __________. I need the answer!!! HELP!!!!

Topography is the study of _________. I need the answer!!! HELP!!!!

Please help me! I have no idea what they mean! And I need to know what they mean! PLEASE HELP ME!


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Topography is the study of _________. I need the answer!!! HELP!!!!

Please help me! I have no idea what they mean! And I need to know what they mean! PLEASE HELP ME!

Typography-
–noun 1. the art or process of printing with type.
2. the work of setting and arranging types and of printing from them.
3. the general character or appearance of printed matter.


Topography-
1. the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
2. the detailed description, esp. by means of surveying, of particular localities, as cities, towns, or estates.
3. the relief features or surface configuration of an area.
4. the features, relations, or configuration of a structural entity.
5. a schema of a structural entity, as of the mind, a field of study, or society, reflecting a division into distinct areas having a specific relation or a specific position relative to one another.
(it has to do with maps in geography)

Typography is what Graphic designers use and related to typing.

Topography has to do with maps.

typography = the art and technique of letter design, and type (font) arrangement.
topography = the study of Earth's surface and land layout features.