What are the significant difference between type design and graphic design?
Type design is a microcosm of design. It relies on the same principles foundational to practically all related fields of visual communication. Issues such as composition, spatial balance and rhythm, to name a few, all figure heavily in type and graphic design. Their differences lie in their ultimate goals—graphic design: to compose visual elements in such a way to communicate an idea; type design: to create one of those elements to help designers do their job more effectively.