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Article · Stockholms Typografiska Gille

Typeface Mechanics: 001

By Tobias Frere-Jones

Type
Article
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free
Published
2015
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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.