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Hi,
I'm familiar with some of the general rules for kerning, such as:
-The distance between a straight and a round ( and vice versa) should be slightly less than two straights.
-The distance between two rounds should be slightly less than a straight and a round.
But what about diagnols? Where do they fit into all of this?
Thanks very much in advance for your help.
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Only certain font styles have letters that exist on a diagonal. The letter M is not often seen as an upside-down "W." In those cases it will depend on how well the original font was made. Manual kerning will be required for such cases. It should also be noted that a font requiring this kind of manipulation is not a good choice for body, or large amounts of text.
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Graph22 asked about kerning ...
There are no hard and fast rules, just as kerning shouldn't be done
mathematically. It's really a question of what LOOKS right. There are
illusory optical effects that are based on human physiology - such as
the need for lowering a standard "Oh" slightly below the baseline used
by other glyphs. Apparent spacing is dependent on such factors as the
thickness and consistency of nearby strokes, the size of counters and
negative spaces, the effect of serifs, and countless other parameters
that affect human perception.
- HerbVB