Visual language plays a significant role in how one perceives the world. In the Netherlands, typography in print-based materials reflects the environment in which it was created. Specifically, typography in the printed book echoes different [Dutch] experiences of designers. The historical and contemporary context of typography in the Netherlands helps to shape what has become recognised as a distinct design culture; from type design to applied typography both digitally and in print-based materials. This practice-led PhD research is situated in the field of visual communication and draws on literature from cultural geography. My research asks how a geographical location can impact contemporary typography and its use in print-based work. It ultimately suggests an ‘ecology of semantics’, to understand the relationships – entanglements – between Dutch contemporary typographic production, discourse and place. Entanglements as non-linear connections between people, objects, subjects and their environment. Building upon cultural geographer Doreen Massey’s philosophical and theoretical notions of ‘place as process’ – the [social] interactions within and beyond place – expose an understanding of the movement of typographic discourse and typography within the Netherlands and the printed page. Additionally, the research draws from theorists Tim Cresswell, Tim Ingold, Ewan Lentjes and Henk Hoeks. Looking specifically at the form of the book as print-based material, the social and cultural structures provide new perspectives to inform and understand entanglements between Dutch typography and place. This research takes into consideration a geographic location, the locale and a sense of place to connect discursive means of Dutch contemporary typography and meaning through print. The concept of place is used both conceptually through a graphic design practice and as place-based conversations with participants. This practice-led research uses a multi-method approach through dialogical modes, a dialogical methodology, to reveal ...