: How to describe this text alignment feature with varied font sizes Originally posted in the English Stack Exchange, but was suggested to post here. I see it all the time in Facebook posters

@Shelley591

This example has both vertical and horizontally aligned text.


That's pretty much it. There's no other specific term for this. It's a style that's been used in various ways throughout history going back to handwritten illuminated manuscripts by the monks. Of more recent history, this was a style popular during the wood-type era where one had access to a wide variety of types to make the forced justification that much easier.

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@Karen819

This type of graphic art is generally known as Typography. Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language both readable and appealing. However, Typography is a general term as it is used to refer to the structure and consistency of typefaces (fonts).

The type of artwork you are looking at is also generally known as a Typographic Design in which words of a phrase or quote are arranged in creative ways by manipulating the size, spacing, thickness, and type of font usually to match the "meaning" of the phrase or quote. Here is an example of a Typographic Design that uses a quote:
www.behance.net/gallery/21925843/Quote-Typography-1-Imagination
You can begin searching on Google "Online Typography Maker" or "Online Typography Generator" and find online tools to create such a design. I have found one for you:
typographymaker.com/
However, I believe that online tools have very limited features and that you should start getting familiar with actual graphic design software such as Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator which will help you create much more powerful designs.

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