leading and kerning explanation

leading and kerning are both effects that can be placed upon text which affects the space of it . kerning is what is done to change the space in between letters in text . this is often used to make text fit into shapes or spaces for pugs and mastheads etc.it is useful as it allows you to manipulate the size and dimensions of the text even further to suit your needs. text leading is what affects the space in between lines of text . this is useful as it once again helps to compress text in a way that suits you .