http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/05/30/why-horizontal-strokes-are-thinner-than-vertical-strokes/ Photos, Stories and articles on East Asia Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:54:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/05/30/why-horizontal-strokes-are-thinner-than-vertical-strokes/comment-page-1/#comment-219860 Jade Oc Thu, 31 May 2007 03:23:37 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/05/30/why-horizontal-strokes-are-thinner-than-vertical-strokes/#comment-219860 Definitely interesting. I guess I had just assumed it was a copying of the Roman fonts where horizontal (or almost) strokes are thinner due to the shape of the nib. Definitely interesting. I guess I had just assumed it was a copying of the Roman fonts where horizontal (or almost) strokes are thinner due to the shape of the nib.

]]> http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/05/30/why-horizontal-strokes-are-thinner-than-vertical-strokes/comment-page-1/#comment-219819 Curzon Wed, 30 May 2007 23:49:35 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/05/30/why-horizontal-strokes-are-thinner-than-vertical-strokes/#comment-219819 Very interesting. Certainly it does look more elegant that way -- thick brush strokes aren't that attractive, especially in computer fonts. Very interesting. Certainly it does look more elegant that way—thick brush strokes aren’t that attractive, especially in computer fonts.

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