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Title: Learn to Kern
Post by: Erica McPhee on May 24, 2017, 09:47:08 AM
This is the most fun I have had in awhile. It's a game where you try your hand at kerning (letter spacing) and then it compares it to how a typographer would do it. I scored 92 out of 100 (the first few tripped me up until I got the hang of it). Very fun!

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Title: Re: Learn to Kern
Post by: cejohnson on May 24, 2017, 10:49:24 AM
This was a fun way to break the morning routine  ;). I got 90. A very cool way to show how important spacing is and a great way to try your hand at it.

This would be a great little teaching sideline in a typing class. I took typing as a junior in high school in 1973. We had IBM Selectric typewriters at school and I had a manual Olivetti typewriter at home. The Olivetti took the dual color ribbon (black and red inked) and of course the keys were not always well aligned (used more than a few of the old white paper correction strips).

Thanks Erica for the fun and for triggering a fond memory  :)
Title: Re: Learn to Kern
Post by: Estefa on May 24, 2017, 12:01:55 PM
Hehe, that was fun! I also scored 90. The first one was the worst, also the most debatable imho ;) – I only scored like 59 there.
Title: Re: Learn to Kern
Post by: AndyT on May 24, 2017, 12:31:35 PM
90.  :)
Title: Re: Learn to Kern
Post by: Simone Lettering on May 24, 2017, 02:52:41 PM
And I scored 90 too  :D
The first one was my lowest score as well @Estefa

Thanks for sharing Erica @Erica McPhee
This was a fun little thing to do!
Title: Re: Learn to Kern
Post by: prasad on May 26, 2017, 03:25:22 AM
Awesome stuff Erica.   :)

The first 3 went crazy till I got a hang of it.  Scored a 94 though.  Quite happy with it.   ;D
Title: Re: Learn to Kern
Post by: tintenfuchs on June 01, 2017, 05:34:57 AM
Fun! 100/100  8)
Title: Re: Learn to Kern
Post by: Salman Khattak on June 01, 2017, 10:03:39 PM
Hmmm - I am really bad at this.

I got 82 but I am not sure I agree with the professionals on some of the choices - that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it :-)

- Salman
Title: Re: Learn to Kern
Post by: FingerprintDesigns on June 02, 2017, 09:40:22 AM
98!
This was fun – thanks for sharing :)
Title: Re: Learn to Kern
Post by: Garima on June 03, 2017, 09:00:16 AM
This was super fun. I scored 93!

@Estefa The first one is definitely debatable. Even though i managed to get 85 there, I'm not sure what I did was right!!  ::)
Title: Re: Learn to Kern
Post by: Lisa K on June 04, 2017, 02:51:06 AM
Oh my~!! This is so addictive~!!  ;D ;D ;D
I scored 89!!  :P
Guess I need more practice with the spacing~!!  ;)