They instead distort the shape of the letters themselves.

Cartograms, on the other hand, completely distort the shape of a region and directly encode a data variable.

A collision can severely distort the shape of one or both galaxies, forming bars, rings or tail-like structures.

Sickle-cell versions of hemoglobin stick to themselves, stacking to form fibers that distort the shape of red blood cells carrying the protein.

As pressure in the brain increased it began pressing on their eyeballs, distorting their shape.