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  1. Eure Briefkommunikation weißt die Merkmale auf, wie schlecht die Qualität eurer Typografie-Kenntnisse ist.

    Und ihr wollt eine Auszeichnung „Service Champion“ verleihen? Fuck you very much.

    #DISQTrust #kerning #kerningMatters

  2. So many problems with this sign ... I mean, how can I feel comfortable drinking this water? But the #kerning here is just nightmarish.

    #kerningmatters

  3. @willhbr Nice job! Groups with three letters next to each other would probably make this easier, but would appease to the kerning nerds out there. #kerningMatters

  4. I am exceedingly pleased with the amount of attention that #kerning, especially bad kerning, gets around these parts.

    #keming #KerningMatters

  5. @dgar i think I am ok with this monstrosity because someone actually bothered to manually pair kern (albeit terribly) and that's better than not even trying. #typography #kerningMatters

  6. CW: keming

    You know about #kerning, and you've seen hilarious examples of why #KerningMatters (see #keming), probably because some sad designer pointed it out to you, so that you, too, can feel sad.

    Chuck Davis is among the most qualified masters of #typography to teach kerning, in case you ever wanted to know how and why it works. Here's a 12-page guide he recently posted, for free: letterheadfonts.com/chuckdavis