I became interested in spine text many years ago when a printer friend told me about special linotype mats for type to be written vertically. Widths of letters were adjusted so that the vertical line was neat. I am repelled by what some desktop folks do when they write vertically. They seem to be attracted to fonts that don't work vertically
This article is valuable for thse who need to write vertically or in confined spaces, Not limited to book design!
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I became interested in spine text many years ago when a printer friend told me about special linotype mats for type to be written vertically. Widths of letters were adjusted so that the vertical line was neat. I am repelled by what some desktop folks do when they write vertically. They seem to be attracted to fonts that don't work vertically
This article is valuable for thse who need to write vertically or in confined spaces, Not limited to book design!
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Thank you for noticing that. It is not easy to find thoughts in the net about the text direction on the book spine. Recently I thought hard about it and came to this:
http://psyglass.net/?p=164
Would be glad to hear your reaction.
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Thanks for your informative post. Your explanation to spine text and vertical form is interesting. Expecting more useful articles from you. This kind of writing service will provide something helpful to the readers.