Font art geekery - Page 7

Tenigma · 11-19-2008, 06:42 PM

Yep, I'm a huge font fan. I think it comes from doing old wax-roller layouts for newsletters and pamphlets back when Alex was still in diapers. OK not that long ago. But I started in undergraduate school and switched from wax to computer.

I started doing desktop publishing using Aldus Pagemaker 2.0. And fell in love with the ability to use different fonts (up until then I was only familiar with machines running DOS).

Quick: What font did the Obama campaign use for its primary signage?

Spoiler:

It's just too damn bad they want to charge me $200 for the basic set! Argh.

Betty · 11-20-2008, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tenigma

Yep, I'm a huge font fan. I think it comes from doing old wax-roller layouts for newsletters and pamphlets back when Alex was still in diapers. OK not that long ago. But I started in undergraduate school and switched from wax to computer.

I started doing desktop publishing using Aldus Pagemaker 2.0. And fell in love with the ability to use different fonts (up until then I was only familiar with machines running DOS).

Quick: What font did the Obama campaign use for its primary signage?

Spoiler:

It's just too damn bad they want to charge me $200 for the basic set! Argh.

Ah Pagemaker. My long lost love. It's been a long time.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 11-19-2008, 06:56 PM

There was this comic company called CrossGen that was pretty big back around 2000 and they had a real nice Ying/Yang logo that was prominently displayed on the top left-hand corner of all their books. It was a good logo. About 6 months or so before they went out of business they changed their logo into one that was, IMHO, pretty unattractive. Once it changed it was very unidentifiable. Makes me think how logo/font changed folks opinion of the "product."

Also, remember when they changed the Disneyland font?

Not Afraid · 11-19-2008, 09:16 PM

I used to LOVE fonts and spent a lot of time choosing my fonts for the publications I created very carefully. I have great admiration for well placed and well used fonts.

Then came message boards....and sig lines. Sigh.

Alex · 11-19-2008, 10:04 PM

People have sig lines?

CoasterMatt · 11-19-2008, 10:07 PM

What about kicklines?

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 11-20-2008, 01:46 PM

http://www.fortheloveoftype.blogspot.com/

And

http://gemmaobrien.com/

innerSpaceman · 11-20-2008, 01:57 PM

Hmmm, I'm thinking of posting exclusively in Comic Sans from now on .... ya know, to annoy Alex.

LSPoorEeyorick · 11-20-2008, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Hmmm, I'm thinking of posting exclusively in Comic Sans from now on .... ya know, to annoy Alex.

NO.

I will not permit it.

Alex · 11-20-2008, 02:33 PM

I spent five years working closely with a woman who emailed exclusively in bold, deep purple comic sans.

Trust me, I've long singe learned to suppress my annoyance until the day I rule the world and can unleash my vengeance. Until then I just use it as a handy indicator of the mildly retarded.

11-19-2008, 06:42 PM	#1
Tenigma Fired up, ready to go! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: BarackObama.com Posts: 235	Yep, I'm a huge font fan. I think it comes from doing old wax-roller layouts for newsletters and pamphlets back when Alex was still in diapers. OK not that long ago. But I started in undergraduate school and switched from wax to computer. I started doing desktop publishing using Aldus Pagemaker 2.0. And fell in love with the ability to use different fonts (up until then I was only familiar with machines running DOS). Quick: What font did the Obama campaign use for its primary signage? Spoiler: Gotham It's just too damn bad they want to charge me $200 for the basic set! Argh. __________________ "Tradition in America is a progression of individual freedoms. You know what the tradition of America would say? Gay marriage is the next step in the progression. That's the tradition of America." - Jon Stewart, talking to Bill O'Reilly on the Daily Show, November 13, 2008.
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11-19-2008, 06:56 PM	#3
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	There was this comic company called CrossGen that was pretty big back around 2000 and they had a real nice Ying/Yang logo that was prominently displayed on the top left-hand corner of all their books. It was a good logo. About 6 months or so before they went out of business they changed their logo into one that was, IMHO, pretty unattractive. Once it changed it was very unidentifiable. Makes me think how logo/font changed folks opinion of the "product." Also, remember when they changed the Disneyland font?
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11-19-2008, 09:16 PM	#4
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I used to LOVE fonts and spent a lot of time choosing my fonts for the publications I created very carefully. I have great admiration for well placed and well used fonts. Then came message boards....and sig lines. Sigh.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	People have sig lines?
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CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	What about kicklines? __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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Eliza Hodgkins 1812 Sputnik Sweetheart Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 2,685	http://www.fortheloveoftype.blogspot.com/ And http://gemmaobrien.com/
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Hmmm, I'm thinking of posting exclusively in Comic Sans from now on .... ya know, to annoy Alex.
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11-20-2008, 02:33 PM	#10
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I spent five years working closely with a woman who emailed exclusively in bold, deep purple comic sans. Trust me, I've long singe learned to suppress my annoyance until the day I rule the world and can unleash my vengeance. Until then I just use it as a handy indicator of the mildly retarded.
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