THE LETTER3 Letterform details
SPECIALIZED DETAILING CAN COMMUNICATE apart from the literal message; whether customized or built in as alternate characters within a typeface, even a simple swash or ligature can add an extra level of meaning or make the design more specific to the message. Making something more interesting to look at, however, may interfere with legibility, so there must always be a balance between adding effects and maintaining a comfortable level of reading.
Letterform details have never been easier to alter or create: many typefaces, especially in the OpenType format (which allows for unlimited glyphs), have alternative swash caps and ligatures. They also allow the designer to open the glyph as a vector and alter its outline, ...
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