The essentials of lettering; a manual for students and designers (1912)
French, Thomas Ewing, 1871-1944, Meiklejohn, Robert · New York [etc.] : McGraw-Hill book company · leaf 80
word to end where it will. Theend of the last letter (at c) is connected with b andlines parallel to cb drawn from each letter, thus dividingab proportionately. The proportionate height of bf isobtained from ce by the construction shown, afterwhich the word can be sketched in its final position.… … Fig. 105.—Method of Spacing to Given Length. 0 Design and Composition each letter has been adapted perfectly to its surround-ings, with the areas of space so balanced that no gapingwhites nor spots of black mar the effect. Do nothesitate to erase a whole line if it is felt that shiftingit even a…
Lettering · Alphabet · Monograms
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