Typophile

Typography for Dictionary Entry

Ashley Roca1 votes

I am looking an example of a well designed layout for a dictionary definition. I attached a photo of an example. Does anyone know of or have examples of printed definitions with carefully chosen typography and spacing? Or digital examples? perhaps the heading on a webpage, where the main heading is the business's name (i.e. pentagram) and beneath the heading is the pronuncation (i.e. /ˈpen(t)əˌɡram/) along with the type of speech (i.e.), the definition itself, and the origin of the word (i.e. origin: Greek, "pentagrammon").

They can be non traditional layouts as well. I am mainly looking for font pairings. I realize this is very specific, but any help would be much appreciated. Even if you can't find examples perhaps suggestions of font pairings, spacing, what words to italicize etc. 

love [luv] (noun) a deep, tender, strong feeling of affection toward a person; an intense emotional attachment

Typographically speaking my all time favorite dictionary is the Dutch Dikke Van Dale:
https://webwinkel.vandale.nl/onbekend-van-dale-groot-woordenboek-van-de-...

Great

There's a ton of these on Pinterest, use the keywords Vintage + Dictionary. A lot of the older dictionaries were the better ones as they included the etymology of the word.

I learn some new stuff from here. I am very much pleased with the contents you have mentioned.
http://www.gurgaonfairy.com/

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