Font Pas

The many faces of typeface

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March 5th, 2013
So the Vatican just put out a commemorative e-book to celebrate the papacy of Benedict XVI, and the type is in Comic Sans. As we’ve mentioned before, we’re pretty sure God has pretty good taste in typography, so this is either a hilarious joke or a conspiracy to take down the credibility of the church (because there’s not enough of THAT going around). Also, the watermark is a bonus #PAPYRUSWATCH. Source: http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/design-heresy-vaticans-comic-sans-sendoff-to-pope-benedict_b27216

So the Vatican just put out a commemorative e-book to celebrate the papacy of Benedict XVI, and the type is in Comic Sans. As we’ve mentioned before, we’re pretty sure God has pretty good taste in typography, so this is either a hilarious joke or a conspiracy to take down the credibility of the church (because there’s not enough of THAT going around).

Also, the watermark is a bonus #PAPYRUSWATCH.

Source: http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/design-heresy-vaticans-comic-sans-sendoff-to-pope-benedict_b27216

January 23rd, 2013
Font Truth (via KuvatON.com)

Font Truth

(via KuvatON.com)

January 17th, 2013

Typography one of hottest web trends for 2013

Webfonts are (finally) becoming more and more sophisticated, so web designers can finally say goodbye to good old Arial and Verdana. The year should definitely bring out the font-heavy guns and we for one can’t wait to see this trend take off. 

December 17th, 2012
Even if we agreed with this sentiment, we’re pretty sure God wouldn’t use three different fonts, especially not Brush Script MT. She’s more of a Industrial Gothic-type gal. 

Even if we agreed with this sentiment, we’re pretty sure God wouldn’t use three different fonts, especially not Brush Script MT. She’s more of a Industrial Gothic-type gal. 

November 8th, 2012

FastCo Design Ranks Worst Fonts in the World

While it will come as no surprise that Comic Sans makes the list, we are extremely disappointed that Lucida Handwriting has been left off. #saynotobusinesscasualfonts

September 10th, 2012
For your digital prescriptions.

For your digital prescriptions.

June 29th, 2012
We appreciate when others call out a font pas as well. (Source: George Takei) 

We appreciate when others call out a font pas as well.

(Source: George Takei) 

May 17th, 2012

Font size matters

Do you find yourself having a more emotional response to these words …

… than to these?

May 15th, 2012

The Font Wars: A Story On Rivalry Between Type Foundries

The article it headed proved to be equally intriguing, a response by the president of American Type Founders (ATF) to a June 1929 article in the German journal Gebrauchsgraphik by the designer Rudolf Koch, calling the ATF a “highway robber of German intellectual property.” At issue was a typeface marketed by the ATF earlier in 1929 called Rivoli.

Rivoli font

May 8th, 2012
We love this post from sparklemedia: The “Fontographic Machine” http://www.typographyserved.com/gallery/The-fontographic-machine/3446827 #type

We love this post from sparklemedia:

The “Fontographic Machine” http://www.typographyserved.com/gallery/The-fontographic-machine/3446827 #type