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It's often said that one should not skew fonts.

But that's beside the point, I was only explaining what I think he was saying.

>It's often said that one should not skew fonts.

Which is neither here not there, as these are not fonts.

Similar idea, fonts and design are hand in hand.

The idea is that distorting images, logos, or text end up with bad proportions, which the original designer did not intend. Scaling an image of a human wider does not create the illusion of being fat.

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