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London's Kerning

Print
2006 (made)
Artist/Maker
NB: Studio (designer)
International Society of Typographers (commissioned by)
Place of origin
London (made)

This poster was commissioned by The International Society of Typographers for the exhibition My London, My City at the 2006 London Design Festival. In typography kerning or mortising is the process of adjusting letter spacing in a proportional font so that the blank spaces between each pair of letters all have a similar area.

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Object details

Categories
Prints
Designs
Object type
Print
TitleLondon's Kerning (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph on paper
Ink
Paper
Lithography
Brief description
"London's Kerning", by NB: Studio, lithograph; United Kingdom, 2006
Physical description
Map of London consisting of street names with no lines.
Dimensions
  • Print height: 101cm
  • Print width: 152cm
  • Cover height: 108cm
  • Cover width: 159cm
Cover is melinex protector
Production typeLimited edition
Marks and inscriptions
  • LONDON'S KERNING (bottom centre)
  • Reproduced by permission of Geographics A-Z Map Co. Ltd. Licence B3713 / [copyright symbol]Crown Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. Licence number 100017302 / Designed by NB: Studio 2006 (bottom right)
  • Scale [scale in miles and kilometers] (bottom left)
Gallery label
(2007)
This poster was commissioned by The International Society of Typographers for the exhibition My London, My City at the 2006 London Design Festival. In typography kerning or mortising is the process of adjusting letter spacing in a proportional font so that the blank spaces between each pair of letters all have a similar area.
Credit line
Given by NB: Studio
Historical context
Designed for the ISTD exhibition My London/My City
Production
Attribution note: edition of 100
Place depicted
London
Summary
This poster was commissioned by The International Society of Typographers for the exhibition My London, My City at the 2006 London Design Festival. In typography kerning or mortising is the process of adjusting letter spacing in a proportional font so that the blank spaces between each pair of letters all have a similar area.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3127-2007

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Record createdOctober 23, 2007
Record URL
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