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Article · Stockholms Typografiska Gille
Typeface Mechanics: 001
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2015
About this lesson
Explains overshoot: why round and pointed letters are drawn slightly past flat ones, how the amount varies with curvature, weight and serifs, shown with comparison images.
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