biz card crit v2

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  • gramme0

    anks everybody. i am having some difficulty with kerning. i have schooling, i've read 3/4 tuts on the net, and nothing seems to help. i wish there was another resource that could help me with "homeopathic kerning" (thanks ross, that was funny).

    any help on this would be dandy.

    i plan to post a couple of versions later. again, thankies!

    j
    jaylarson
    (Sep 20 06, 10:13)

    What I do to check the kerning:

    In Illustrator or Freehand or whatever, flip the logotype upside down & backwards. Relax your eyes and try to read the glyphs as abstract shapes instead of letters. You should notice a few things there.

    Print out your logo, put it on the floor, and look at it from every angle. Kerning never looks the same when printed.

    I agree with the people that say ditch the photo. It's redundant with the logo and doesn't really do anything to push the idea of healing. I'd say make the back a solid green PMS color with knocked-out type.

    I agree with everything Baskerville said. Cheers & good luck!

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