how do YOU use your parentheses?

[deadman]

Just curious, how many of you leave them the way they type in compaired to editing them?

We edited them for years, but have stopped. Every once in a while a customer questions it.

 

[signcrafters london]

I don't use 'em.

 

[Gino]

What are you talking about ??

We had a heck of a party here at the shop yesterday and it ended way late last night..... maybe I just can't comprehend, but can anyone explain this one to me ??

 

[J Hill Designs]

I edit em.

 

[WildWestDesigns]

I don't use 'em.

Don't use them either.

 

[SignManiac]

I embellish all of mine with custom made scrolls. I always enhance my kerning on them so they become the dominate design element. It's my signature style that sets me apart from the competition.

 

[mikey-Oh]

While I don't always use parentheses, when I do I tend to shift the baseline up a bit so it's closer to center.
Stay Thirsty my Friends.

 

[d fleming]

While I don't always use parentheses, when I do I tend to shift the baseline up a bit so it's closer to center.
Stay Thirsty my Friends.

 

[signmeup]

I'm gettin' a beer!

: )

 

[WrapperX]

I'm gettin' a beer!

TGIF!

 

[RebeckaR]

I use mine for smiley and frowny faces. No editing.
8(

 

[oldgoatroper]

Editing? Do you mean kerning? Or shifting them up or down re the baseline?

 

[signmeup]

TGIF!

Holy crap! It's Friday!? I'm gettin' two beers! ;0)

OP needs to chime in on this one. That guy knows how to use a parentheses!)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

 

[deadman]

Both Old Goat Roper

 

[Gino]

Editing? Do you mean kerning? Or shifting them up or down re the baseline?

Both Old Goat Roper

Ahhhhhh...... now I get it.

Are you talking about in brochures, literature and other written stuff.... or on a regular sign ??

For the life of me, I can't remember using parentheses any signs in over 20 years.... unless their was some mathematical equation being used.

 

[signswi]

I use parentheses exclusively, I shape all letterforms out of them.

 

[john1]

Oh man, My Father and i got into a HUGE debate over this on something he wanted done.

I ended up editing them just to hush him up but it was a pretty bad debate cause he said "the computers wrong" lol