Technique / 10 minute exercise
Space the shapes, not the letters
Equal measured gaps rarely look equal. Letter spacing is an optical judgment: the open areas between forms should feel related, even when their widths differ.
Take it step by step
- Write a row of n shapes. Look at the white spaces between strokes and aim for an even repeating rhythm.
- Compare “oo”, “nn”, “on”, and “no”. Curved sides and straight sides enclose different-looking spaces; adjust by eye instead of forcing identical distances.
- Write a short phrase. Make the word space clearly larger than the internal letter spaces without splitting the phrase into unrelated pieces.
- Turn the paper upside down or squint slightly. Reading becomes harder and uneven dark patches become easier to notice.
Your turn
Try this on paper
Write “moon room” three times: deliberately tight, deliberately loose, then balanced. Mark one gap you would change and write a final version.
Make a practice sheet →Before you move on
Does the word read as one unit, with no letter stranded or crowded?
Repeat the exercise if you want to. Marking a lesson complete records your practice, not a claim of mastery.
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