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People Are Sharing Design Examples That Show How Important Proper Spacing Really Is And Here’re 30 Of The Funniest Ones
Word spacing and kerning might seem like small details, heck, most of the time you probably don't even pay attention to them, but they play an important role in creating easy-to-read texts. Because if you mess these things up, believe me, the meaning of the message can change dramatically.
To show you that even grammatically correct phrases might not reach their readers, Bored Panda has compiled a list of some of the funniest typography fails ever. We're talking landlords reaching agreements with ten ants, bull tit anuses, and much more exciting stuff. So continue scrolling and enjoy.
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#1
I'm Glad Kids Are Learning An Excitement For Animals At Such A Young Age
Hand lettering artist, graphic designer, and pun enthusiast Joshua Harris — aka The A Board Dude — told Bored Panda that proper spacing and kerning can be the difference between "click here" and "dick here" so it's pretty important. "This is of course a rare (and hilarious) instance of kerning gone wrong, but in day-to-day use, it's as critical as good vocabulary," Harris said.
"If you want to create optically and aesthetically pleasing logos or posters designs, each character and ligature needs to be balanced harmoniously," he explained. "Each font is pre-programmed with its own kerning which is based on the old-school method of wooden letterset printing presses with each letter sitting on its own individual block. Essentially, each digitized character has an invisible block surrounding it — that's where the issues start."
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Good News!
According to Harris, the tricky letters to pay attention to are A, K, V, W, Y, and F, L, T. "When paired or combined with other letters you have to ensure the negative (white) space is approximately uniform between each letter. A good rule of thumb is to imagine the gaps being filled with water — you want each 'pocket' to have the same amount to create a balanced word," he said, adding another guideline to follow when looking at lowercases, "Two straight letters (lowercase L and I, for example) need the most space; straight and round letter combinations need a bit less, and two round letters need even less than that."
"Another useful trick if there's still something off with your word — flip it upside down and review the spacing again."
Harris acknowledged that kerning your words and phrases can quickly become a tedious and laborious job, so it's important to have fun with it. Otherwise the whole process might become a bit of a drag. "With hand lettering, you can be looser with your designs but when it comes to professional logos and products it's wise to have these skills in your toolkit."
#3
Nice
#5
When You Eat Too Much Curry For Lunch...
#6
The Pupper Level Sounds Way More Fun To Be Honest.
Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago
A whole garage full of parked pups? Show me the way. I’ll bring treats and pats for all the good doggos.
#8
Brilliant Deliberate Keming
#9
My Hat Has An Awkward Space In It That Makes People Question If I Hate Figs Lol
#10
Howto Piss Off Your Designer
#11
The D Could Have Gone On Either Side.
#12
Bull Titan U.S.
#13
Hit There
#14
Really Smart Keming For A Local Hospital
#16
Good Luck On Anals!
#17
How Did They Get A Cow Into That Vending Machine!
#18
You Had Meat. "Hello"
#19
Thanks A Bunch Don
#20
W I Semen Still Seek Him
Kinga Złotkowska 5 years ago
Does all church graphic designers trained their skills in one awkward school?
#21
You Want Me To Do What?
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago
Clippy! This is a family website. Put the mouse in the house! (To paraphrase Gunther.)
#22
Inside The Booklet That Came With My Polaroid Sunglasses
#23
Bum Gel
#24
The Final Countdown.
Kinga Złotkowska 5 years ago (edited)
And now the famous Europe hit will never sound the same anymore :/
#25
T U E S D A Y S
#26
Today, I'ts Doudy
#27
[intentionally Bad] My Friend Is A Creative Director And Bought These For To Give To His Team When They Earn It
![[intentionally Bad] My Friend Is A Creative Director And Bought These For To Give To His Team When They Earn It](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/5f8d70db1bf8c_aYcy9mb8EOCa2-PG_YHQSGPgOOp04cxKmwsDt3Q7508__700.jpg "[intentionally Bad] My Friend Is A Creative Director And Bought These For To Give To His Team When They Earn It")
#29
I Just Stumbled Upon This Subreddit Which Is Crazy Because I Discovered And Showed All My Friends This Yesterday.
#30
Not Sure If I'd Want To Consume It That Way
#31
This Clock Includes A The Rmometer
#32
Gmng
#34
Fox News Not Thinking Things Through
#35
Progressive Thinks Highly Of Their Agents
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago (edited)
Can't be a bad company if they only have a few d***s. ( BP replaced ick with *** ...)
#37
Saw This On My English Homework
#38
Nearly Had A Hemorrhage Trying To Read This
#39
Vicious Incest 2015
#40
Dagram Not Accuately Davn
#41
Attack Of The Killer "Tomados"
#42
My Favourite Sports Brand, Cidickis
#43
Skip Ass
#44
Interesting Kind Of Flag
#45
Clothing Store Called Scamm
#46
Hope They Kept The Receipt...
#47
Absolutely Noink In This Area
#48
The Apps On My Daughter's New Toy Phone
#49
Ay Nonstop! These Signs Are All Over Burbank Airport
Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago (edited)
On the entire three hour flight: “ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay” at the top of my lungs
#50
Room Key Card From A Luxury Hotel In Israel...
#51
Artis Anal Cheese
#52
I'm Sorry Next Button
#53
Cange Tth Efuckout Ofmyhous E
#54
Don’t Even Think About It
#55
These Condoms Will Help Me Get... Doser?
#56
“Kkk” Boxing
#57
Urb An Outfitters
#58
Depre What
#59
Walmart Doesn't Seem To Be Too Far Away...
#61
This Guy.
#62
Silently Jud Ging U
#63
Don’t Forget To Get Dicked.
#64
The Horrific Microwave In My Dorm
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Jayne Kyra 5 years ago
I wonder why BP staff delete comments when called out on something. Like the OBVIOUS PLANT post that is always fake products.
Kinga Złotkowska 5 years ago
Why words on BP like "A.N.A.L" are starred? Are those a bad words?
Awkward Manatee 5 years ago
these were hilarious but the fact that so many of them were in churches and younger schools is mildly concerning haha
Jayne Kyra 5 years ago
I wonder why BP staff delete comments when called out on something. Like the OBVIOUS PLANT post that is always fake products.
Kinga Złotkowska 5 years ago
Why words on BP like "A.N.A.L" are starred? Are those a bad words?
Awkward Manatee 5 years ago
these were hilarious but the fact that so many of them were in churches and younger schools is mildly concerning haha
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