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Re: Morethan Just Font
Sidebearings and kerning look very tight, but that depends on the intended size. Punctuation generally too small. Mostly this just needs more careful drawing—less clunky straights-into-curves, consis…2 -
Re: The M formula...
So realize it!2 -
Re: white space compensation or other reasons in N, M, W etc.
For the N the important thing is the counter space—if the top white triangle looks bigger than the bottom white triangle, the letter will look upside down. And, an optical illusion will mean that eve…5 -
Re: Question: Characters in the Upper Case (diagram from Updike's Printing Types)
Rightmost ones look like you could string them together to make horizontal braces {}.4 -
Re: Question: Why are foot serifs cupped?
Another potential factor not yet mentioned: As metal sorts are used over and over, their surfaces get worn, and more so at their corners. So cupping serifs may also be seen as a countermeasure to the…3
