Letter Compositions, ContinuedLegibilityAreas between adjacent letters vary according to the shape of the letter and of(Continued)the previous letter. Draw adjacent straight-sided letters (such as H, I, M, N)farther apart. Draw adjacent rounded letters (O, Q, C, G) and slanted letters(A, V, W) closer together. Where open letters (L, T, J) are beside slantedletters, the top of one may be drawn above the bottom of the other to avoidspaces that appear like breaks in the word. Refer to the following chart forgeneral corrections to common letterspacing problems.ProblemRound beside round(OOOOOOOOOO)CorrectionReasonDecreaseSpacing appears greater wherespaceletters curve away from eachotherRound beside slantDecrease(OVOVOVOVOV)spaceSpacing appears greater whereletters move away from eachotherRound beside verticalDecreaseSpacing appears greater where(OIOIOIOIOIOIOI)spaceround letters curve awayVertical beside verticalIncreaseSpacing appears less at the top(HIHIHIHIHIHIHI)spaceand bottom, particularly if serifsare presentVertical beside slant(HVHVHVHVHV)DecreasespaceSpacing appears greater at the topand bottom where letter slantaway from the otherSlant beside slant(AVAVAVAVAV)DecreasespaceSpacing appears greater at the topand bottom particularly if theletters slant away from each otherContinued on next page5-37
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