A question for graphic designers (pj20)!

Spiritual_Chaos
Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,965
edited November 2015 in The Porch
Do you think they chose to stretch out the letters vertically (which obviously is seen as a big no-no) for some design reason or did the designer lack awareness of typography?

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A question for graphic designers (pj20)! 2 votes

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Longueuil 1 vote
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  • FrankieG
    FrankieG Abingdon MD Posts: 9,100
    Why do you think stretching vertically is a 'big no-no'?
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,965
    FrankieG said:

    Why do you think stretching vertically is a 'big no-no'?

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    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • FrankieG
    FrankieG Abingdon MD Posts: 9,100
    Spiritual_Chaos said:

    FrankieG said:

    Why do you think stretching vertically is a 'big no-no'?

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    I agree that stretching an image vertically is bad, but I don't see anything wrong with just text...
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  • lotsalemon
    lotsalemon Boston Posts: 2,739
    I think text stretched vertically looks much better than text stretched horizontally.
    Maybe there were space limitations within the design?

    Or maybe that's just how they liked it?
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,965
    What the hell is this. It doesn't stop!

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    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • PJfanwillneverleave1
    PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    Maybe since the designers discovered EV dyes his hair all hell went loose.
  • Longueuil
    Longueuil Posts: 2,224
    Design reason
    They squeezed Helvetica because it's a free font and it, look customize.

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