Edit anchor points and handles

I need the anchor points and Bézier handles cleaned up on this logo so the curves are smooth at all weights. Work from the artboard layer named Final_Logo, unlock any hidden points, and fix any stray points. Keep the exact corner angles on the logotype stems, do not alter the baseline. After editing, run a quick outline view to confirm no cusp points remain and save as Final_Logo_AnchorsFixed.ai by end of day Friday.

Before I hand this to production, make the curves read cleaner for web and print. Surface any sharp handle contrasts, reduce unnecessary nodes, and keep the original stem angles in the wordmark. Flag places where simplifying nodes would change letter spacing or weight perception, and show a before-and-after zoom of the problem areas at 400% so the art director can approve.

I just opened the client logo and a smooth arch now has a visible kink at one anchor; production is expecting final files Tuesday and the brand lead is strict about letter shapes. I don’t know if deleting that anchor will subtly shift the kerning or if smoothing will break the corner treatment. What’s the safest edit sequence to fix the kink while preserving stem angles and spacing, and how do I show the change to get quick sign-off?

Across ten recent projects I keep redoing the same Bézier cleanups and the reviews eat time. The team loses hours because we over-node then refine under deadline. Which habit would cut that loop — better initial tracing practices, a canonical node budget for each glyph, or a shared library of stroke profiles — and what single rule should I enforce so future files land cleaner from the first pass?