Learning to create a typeface
Learning to create a typeface
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TomBac,
In my experience, the way you would 'design' kerning would be during the production phase using software (ie: fontlab or fontstudio). You build in the space around a character with the software. You can then go in and setup the kerning tables with the software too. Kerning tables are what tells different pairs of letters how they should work together.
The only way i've discovered how to do this is not based on a percentage, but on rigorous testing at multiple scales and sizes in print and screen. And how you set the kerning and space around a letter is based on many factors.