Friday Funnies: Kerning

[zellieh]

This week's Friday Funny brought to you by xkcd:



Alt text: I have never been as self-conscious about my handwriting as when I was inking in the caption for this comic.

And, for those of you who aren't familiar with graphic design and typesetting, the definition of kerning:

kerning
adj [ˈkɜːnɪŋ]
n
Printing the adjustment of space between the letters of words to improve the appearance of text.

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003.

Comments

[dhamphir]

I HATE that!! Even though I never knew it was called kerning (learn something new everyday). It's just unsettling aestically. *LOL*

[zellieh]

Oh, me too! When I first started making icons and fan art, I spent a lot of time adjusting the kerning to make it look right, aesthetically. ::g::

[onelinnovations.livejournal.com]

Someone made a joke a while back about any example of bad kerning being refered to as "keming."

[zellieh]

LOL! I'll have to remember that. ::g::

[mistress-tien.livejournal.com]

Yeah! Kerning. I'm so used to people having no idea what I'm talking about when I mention it.