Tag: bézier

Index Introduction | Learning To See | Overshooting | The Stroke: Optics This is the first article of three, in our series, to talk about the stroke. We briefly introduced the idea (in the previous article) that the stroke width has an effect on perception and, for this reason, should be adjusted. So, this article is just about that: optical […]

0. Introduction If you’ve been visiting this blog, you might be wondering why I’m writing another article about this subject. You’ve probably read Bézier Curves And Type Design: A Tutorial and Bézier Curve Quick Tips: Two Methods For Smooth Curves, along with AGSC’s article So What’s the Big Deal with Horizontal & Vertical Bezier Handles Anyway?, and […]

Fixing curves, for me, is an every day activity. Sometimes they look oddly pointy, too steep or too wide, guiding my eyes to awkwardness. And since I’m an optimization freak (as you could tell on my previous article on Bézier curves), I end up using some procedures to tackle problems. So, today I want to […]

[2026/09/14]: This article became the most popular I’ve ever written. Since it was written a long time ago, I decided to rework it: polishing the wording to facilitate comprehension, fixing dead links and typos, and adding interactivity. Still, it remains faithful to the original — a lot of people discussed it and helped me flesh […]