Kerning tools?
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- boobs
So, what's the best tool to use for kerning the type for a logo? Any tricks or recommendations?
- ismith0
...the type tool?
- Adjust the up and down arrows in the character palette until it looks right?ismith
- hahahaalicetheblue
- baseline_shift0
computer + printer + eyes
- boobs0
I mainly work on the web, but I'm working on new business cards. Should I do the kerning in Illy, or InDesign? How do I select the individual letters and move them around?
Yes, I am asking that basic of a question.
- alicetheblue0
In Illy make outlines and move letters around?
- NOOOOOOOOOO...monospaced
- haGucci
- hahaha!
Use the Character palate. There's an option in there to adjust kerning. Highlight an individual letter, adjust, move to next letter.mynameisdave
- bulletfactory0
print it and try looking at it upside down, sometimes you can see odd gaps a little better... and kerning is the spacing between 2 letters, so place your cursor in between.
- i meant characters, not letters.bulletfactory
- <
and squint - you'll see odd spaces, tooalicetheblue
- PonyBoy0
indesign or illustrator will work...
... don't convert to outlines though... just use your alt and arrow keys to adjust your kerning...
... you may need to change the kerning distance per keystroke in your preferences
- opps
I meant "expand" not "outlines"alicetheblue - gotcha :) good practice to keep your text live as long as possible so you can come back and edit later w/out starting overPonyBoy
- opps
- ismith0
Just click in between the letters you want to kern (so you get the flashing | beam) and then adjust the kerning. You won't be highlighting any text unless you're tracking it.
- ukit0
Personally I use the KernPro Suite Master Edition®
- Collectionukit
- yeah! with the letter space zoomer plugin.baseline_shift
- ...Betaukit
- Yeah that reminds me, do you have a keygen for that, can't get mine to work..Jordy
- dude, that 4 grand.akrok
- Student Edition?acrossthesea
- boobs0
Thanks gents!
- monospaced0
The fact that you don't know the method of kerning type with software makes me question whether you should be kerning type in the first place. I'm also shocked and appalled by the terrible advice here! Only ismith provided the correct answer, and even that would throw a newbie off if he didn't know exactly which area of the type palette actually affects kerning as opposed to tracking. So disappointing.
- < look at that rag!monospaced
- ponyboy was the first to answer correct = wins prizeinkpink
- yeah, he mentioned the keyboard method, which is really just a shortcut for the ACTUAL method ismith describedmonospaced
- you need to relaxinkpink
- calmer than you aremonospaced
- I AM = THE WIN!
stupid monospaced jerkPonyBoy - god damnit, walterPonyBoy
- whoah, YOU need to chillmonospaced
- :DPonyBoy
- THIS ISN'T NAM, THERE ARE RULESismith
- < also, this rag is awesomemonospaced
- Do you SEE WHAT HAPPENS, LARRY?... Do you SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FUCK A MAN IN THE ASS, Larry?!PonyBoy
- that rug really brought the room togethermonospaced
- and please, Dude... 'chinaman' is the wrong nomenclature...PonyBoy
- (could do this all day and not give a shit about kerning) :)PonyBoy
- I hear In-N-Out makes a great burgermonospaced
- you want a toe, i'll get you a toe.... with nail polish.bulletfactory
- ismith0
Can I have a squeeze?
- funkgawz0
When did people start calling it Illy?
- PonyBoy0
(s)illy
- duckofrubber0
Look deep and you will find the answer ye seek.
- little too tight between the O and E I think.mynameisdave
- FFS dave...
http://en.wikipedia.…rascuache - Anus Correctus5timuli
- rkrd0
Amateurs.
- that is so retarded, especially for $500monospaced
- to be honest, that's for type development, and well worth its price. FontLab's metrics edit sucksrkrd
- mynameisdave0
^Little too tight between the O and E I think.
- miesvan0
The image below shows the kerned 's' and the apostrophe locked into a form. The apostrophe and the adjacent 't' have a small amount of extra spacing between them to visually balance the space. This is achieved by inserting a six pica x 2 point piece of leading between the sorts.
- you'll also notice that there are no leads used here. VERY RISKY! that would need to be held so tight.Carl_Weathers
- leading & kerning...2 different thingsdoesnotexist
- but you knew thatdoesnotexist
