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Letterspacing Crit
Posted by hrant in
13 Oct 2012 — 5:59pm
13 Oct 2012 — 5:59pm
Please let me know what you'd change here in terms of letterspacing:
hhp
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13 Oct 2012 — 6:58pm
I might move T and H a smidgeon closer to one another, for a display setting like this.
But if this is the way the font is spaced by default, it’s fine.
13 Oct 2012 — 7:30pm
Grab LTHY and move them closer to A. Grab HY and move it closer to T.
13 Oct 2012 — 7:26pm
Thanks. I'm working with tracking increments of ±25 but if I decide to go finer I'll tighten the "TH".
BTW as you can see it's Times, and at least the version on my system needs a good deal of help when set in all-caps.
hhp
13 Oct 2012 — 8:27pm
Ahhh, Times New Roman, the most neutral face of our times..
14 Oct 2012 — 1:56am
What is the final size and application?
If it is 24pt or less I would be inclined to open it slightly, using EAL as the basis. On my screen it appears at 18mm cap height at that size I would tighten TH by a gnat’s as Nick suggested and possibly EA by two gnat’s.
Tim
14 Oct 2012 — 6:54am
A gnat more space between H and E?
14 Oct 2012 — 9:30pm
Is a gnat more or less than a hair? :-)
Seriously: It sounds like I'll have to move down to increments of 10.
hhp
14 Oct 2012 — 10:29pm
While it appears superficially that the T and H should be closer, my initial impression was that everything was right. So I'd be hesitant to pit a judgment focusing on the appearance of an individual combination instead of the font as a whole.
Of course, in any case, correct letterspacing is much more critical in the lowercase.