Kerning
Saturday, October 24, 2009
why the bad kerning?

Again, Michael Twyman's weekly presentation of fascinating artifacts triggers questions in relation to the production and the craft of typography of the 18th/19th-century. Why such bad kerning between letters? Sure, the word is still somewhat legible, or is it? Does one see SLA VE or SLAVE?

Again, Michael Twyman's weekly presentation of fascinating artifacts triggers questions in relation to the production and the craft of typography of the 18th/19th-century. Why such bad kerning between letters? Sure, the word is still somewhat legible, or is it? Does one see SLA VE or SLAVE?
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