Font art geekery

[JWBear]

And what's with this "Verdana" font. Horrible... People who use it are really lame...


What?


Oh.


Love Verdana!

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Oh, I actually like Papyrus when the font is small, especially when typing a person's name.

[Tenigma]

Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

Oh, I actually like Papyrus when the font is small, especially when typing a person's name.

Papyrus has its place.

The problem with most font usage (as Kevy alluded to) is that most people have absolutely no clue how to use the fonts in their library.

It's kind of like someone who can barely boil water, going into a kitchen to cook a meal and discovering an entire cabinetful of spices. They have absolutely no idea what each one is like, how they work together, how some need to be used in very small quantities, how some work well together or don't, etc.

"Ahh, look, let's add white pepper, cardamon, cinammon, thyme, allspice, sea salt, Chinese mustard, brown sugar, and a quarter cup of this pretty saffron stuff."

[innerSpaceman]

Hahah, I LOVE Papyrus!


Some people clearly have no font taste.




And, no, I don't mean me.


< of course, i'm rather partial to Bridges of America font, but only when used sparingly and for protest.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

See, for me, it's just lazy shorthand for "we're trying to be zen." It's overused. Especially in the cheeseball amateur context noted so well by iheartpapyrus.com

Though, Helvetica is certainly used a great deal, and I quite like it.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I like Palatino Linotype.

But I can't explain why, I just do.

It is actually a very feminine font. (And to be pedantic, the "Linotype" portion of the name is the name of the foundry and not really required to identify the font. In fact, it may not be correct if you are not using Linotype's Palatino. All of the major foundries have a Palatino.)

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

Though, Helvetica is certainly used a great deal, and I quite like it.

I know I am in the minority, but I really despise Helvetica.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

It is actually a very feminine font. (And to be pedantic, the "Linotype" portion of the name is the name of the foundry and not really required to identify the font. In fact, it may not be correct if you are not using Linotype's Palatino. All of the major foundries have a Palatino.)

I know I am in the minority, but I really despise Helvetica.

Oh, how fun. Dissecting personality traits by font preferences. This is great.

My fav font is Tahoma.

What does that say about me Dr. Kevy?


(Other than I obviously have certain masochists tendencies to ask something like that in the first place... )

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

What does that say about me Dr. Kevy?

That you have a propensity for lying: especially in on-line signatures.

Actually, Palatino is the only one I remember because I am such a fan of it.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

It is actually a very feminine font.

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Actually, Palatino is the only one I remember because I am such a fan of it.

Shocking.

[Disneyphile]

Argh. This is making me want to change up my logo which is still new. And, I also have enough backlog on my plate to finish.

Love the concepts though!