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Right now I'm using it to get people interested in my upcoming project [Method of…",[71,75],{"value":72,"source":65,"evidence":73},"Raphaël",[74],{"id":54},{"value":76,"source":77,"evidence":78},"SVG","commenter",[79],{"id":80,"by":81,"text":82},"3086777","patrickaljord","It's svg so you can just zoom in and out.","unknown",{"praise":85,"objections":131,"requests":161,"questions":185,"alternatives":204},[86,105,116],{"value":87,"source":77,"evidence":88},"Fun, simple and beautiful game with a smooth, intuitive interface.",[89,93,97,101],{"id":90,"by":91,"text":92},"3086421","stuartjmoore","Fun, simple, & beautiful. Though, I wish I could turn my monitor upside down.",{"id":94,"by":95,"text":96},"3086475","ugh","Great fun! I also like that you can submit your own version if you think it’s better. It’s a nice touch that visibly acknowledges the subjectiveness of the game.",{"id":98,"by":99,"text":100},"3086754","stephth","Nice! Beautiful well thought design, nicely balanced game, and such an intuitive way to understand kerning: let your visual intuition guide you. One suggestion: a way to move…",{"id":102,"by":103,"text":104},"3086903","Adaptive","Brilliant and fun. All those years of hand kerning type pays off, finally.",{"value":106,"source":77,"evidence":107},"Keyboard shortcuts match Photoshop and it works on touch devices like iPad.",[108,112],{"id":109,"by":110,"text":111},"3086598","bprater","Uses same shortcuts as Photoshop -- so if you are a hard-core kerner in Photoshop, try out the same keys. Pretty slick!",{"id":113,"by":114,"text":115},"3087064","zachwaugh","Pleasantly surprised that it worked perfectly on my iPad with touch and dragging. 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