Heavenly Typography? Not for Pope Francis
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The typography on Pope Francis’s tomb? It’s… rough. 😱
In this video, we break down what went wrong with the letterspacing (FR A NCISCVS, anyone?), why it matters, and what designers can learn from this holy kerning fail.
What you’ll learn:
✝️ Why the letterspacing on the Pope’s tomb is technically (and spiritually) flawed
✝️ How Roman capital letters were originally designed to be spaced
✝️ Typography tips you can apply to your own web, app, and product design
✝️ How to fix bad spacing and choose the right typefaces for digital use
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:33 What went wrong
2:45 Fixing the Pope’s Tombstone
3:34 All Caps text in app design
#typography #reaction #popefrancis
The typography on Pope Francis’s tomb? It’s… rough. 😱
In this video, we break down what went wrong with the letterspacing (FR A NCISCVS, anyone?), why it matters, and what designers can learn from this holy kerning fail.
What you’ll learn:
✝️ Why the letterspacing on the Pope’s tomb is technically (and spiritually) flawed
✝️ How Roman capital letters were originally designed to be spaced
✝️ Typography tips you can apply to your own web, app, and product design
✝️ How to fix bad spacing and choose the right typefaces for digital use
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:33 What went wrong
2:45 Fixing the Pope’s Tombstone
3:34 All Caps text in app design
#typography #reaction #popefrancis