Kerning, The Game

10 words, Kern them. Your solution is compared to the best one, given a mark out of 100, your 10 scores are compiled.

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64

89

65

edit

took it again got 77

92

88

69

89 as well.

i like kerning

though i would argue that good kerning is almost entirely subjective. it's what looks best to you, nothing concretely quantifiable or whatevs.

Yeah what they said for the Toronto one looked way too compacted to me

85, I also learnt what kerning is. About time.

  On 10/10/2011 at 9:56 PM, disparaissant said:

89 as well.

i like kerning

 

though i would argue that good kerning is almost entirely subjective. it's what looks best to you, nothing concretely quantifiable or whatevs.

i think a lot of graphic designers would disagree, unless they're david carson or some shit

only got 78—i feel like some of the words in the middle were tracked out more than usual, could be wrong

70. Got one 100/100, but some shockers with Toronto and that Q-word

78

71...got a bunch of 100s but then got 0 on the last one. I think they probably give too much weight to how close your first letter is to the ideal...

84 but just wanted to get a few of the longer ones done with. got a few 100s. lowest was about 55 (toronto).

probably could have got about 90 if i gave it a proper go. i'm a stickler for this stuff when its relevant irl.

85. I can do this obsessively for such a long time when it's for something serious

100% on the first try ;)

then 79, 81, 89

.....

what a game

and my final score is 93 !

edit : sorry for double posting but I didn't realise that the score was an average of the 10 steps

  On 10/10/2011 at 10:25 PM, KY said:

i think a lot of graphic designers would disagree, unless they're david carson or some shit

you are probably right, this is why i didnt finish design school.

76

I found the letters for the "answers" a little too close together sometimes.

91

79. that one 11 blew my score.

  On 10/11/2011 at 1:50 AM, disparaissant said:

  On 10/10/2011 at 10:25 PM, KY said:

i think a lot of graphic designers would disagree, unless they're david carson or some shit

you are probably right, this is why i didnt finish design school.

i think you are both right to a degree. personally i like to kern a little tighter than what is allowed here but i like this game. i got a 92 first time through and a 94 the second.

89. Kerning is cool.

97 mofos

but beuaty is inside the eye of the beholder!