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Re: Late 1970s to Early 1980s typesetting
Very clever Mark. I had no access to such tools (back then I didn't even know what a spreadsheet was). I just measured the width of each line as it met the art, calculated how many characters wo…1 -
Re: Late 1970s to Early 1980s typesetting
Mark. That was my favorite thing to do at the type shop.3 -
Re: Late 1970s to Early 1980s typesetting
My first job in NYC was with a Phototypesetting firm. I was in the art bullpen. One of my jobs was to paint out the scratches on the glass font plates. It seems I was the only one with a steady enoug…2 -
Re: Kerning of serif font....
Area Volume.Whatever.4 -
Re: Kerning of serif font....
When I refer to volume, I'm referring the the volume between the glyphs. The space between 2 glyphs creates a "negative" space. That space creates different shapes. The volume of that …1
