how do i get the kerning correct on layouts?

[James Martin]

I just mess around till I’m a happy with it.

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Another eyeballer here.
Love….Jill

[Andrew Boyle]

Me too …….

and alway using option and the arrows for text and individulal letter spacing 😀

[Angelique Muller]

right…. so I will have to trust my own judgment………………..scary!!

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Angelique Muller:

right…. so I will have to trust my own judgment………………..scary!!

no its not scary 😀 rounded letters ie: OO together space closer, as well as rounded next to straight….as long as you make sure the spacing is exactly the same between the other letters, and the setting on a line the rounder letters are set dropped lower than the line 😀 but im sure someone else will add something ive missed 😀

nik

[Chris Wool]

equal white space ,helps if you squint a bit. or have some more beers. 😉

chris

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Chris Wool:

equal white space ,helps if you squint a bit. or have some more beers. 😉
chris

or vino vision helps sometimes :lol1: :lol1:

on a serious note…if you have been used to laying out with letraset and signwriting it does train your eye, when using the pc…and the biggest mistake with that is the pc doesnt know how to do it….you have to tell it 😀

nik

[Terry Bull]

If you imagine that you were filling the gaps up with water..use the same amount of water between each letter
That way you will see the negative space between the letter

Terry

[Bryan Cabrera]

quote Nicola Rowlands:

the pc doesnt know how to do it….you have to tell it 😀

nik

Actually, Illustrator does a pretty good job with kerning if you set the kerning to Optical in the character window. Another good trick I have used is to look at your type upside down which makes spotting gaps easier http://blog.prepressology.com/typography-tip-1-kerning-upside-down/.