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!
Submitted by shoregraf on Sat, 01/19/2002 - 05:51.
Clear and informative not limited to book design
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!