it's no Gothic
― Seed Production Scientist cum Head (Julie Lagger), Tuesday, 20 December 2011 00:40 (twelve years ago) link
Speaking of a font businesses always seem to use, this is a big offender, and almost always looks rubbish:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/MS_Copperplate_Sample.PNG
― Chewshabadoo, Friday, December 16, 2011 6:45 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark Permalink
I totally guessed this before even seeing it. Was actually complaining about it earlier today.
― edb, Tuesday, 20 December 2011 01:09 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.kdl.org/image_attachments/0000/4162/51j4kr83sfl.jpg?1194988150
― that wiener from Emearlds (step hen faps), Tuesday, 20 December 2011 01:29 (twelve years ago) link
I've seen some pretty bad examples lately, but I feel like the fucking ACT UP website should maybe have a little more typographic dignity...
― edb, Sunday, 25 December 2011 01:55 (twelve years ago) link
Ok, in all fairness it's only a few instances, and nowhere near the main page (which is itself marked by an angelfire level html primitivism (that's kind of endearing actually)) but still.
― edb, Sunday, 25 December 2011 01:58 (twelve years ago) link
Is there such a thing as a good calligraphy/handwriting font?
Suomi Hand is an amazing casual handwriting font - especially if you use an application with open type support for automatic glyph switching.
― Chewshabadoo, Sunday, 25 December 2011 08:58 (twelve years ago) link
http://typophile.com/files/SuomiHand-sample.pdf
― Chewshabadoo, Sunday, 25 December 2011 08:59 (twelve years ago) link
problem is handwriting doesnt look like a font, its irregular w/variations in how letters are written depending on where they come in a word which letter they abut and randomness, so when you have a uniform system trying to imitate that it just ends up looking cloying and fake
― Cooper Chucklebutt, Sunday, 25 December 2011 13:04 (twelve years ago) link
that one is p good tho! lol
― Cooper Chucklebutt, Sunday, 25 December 2011 13:06 (twelve years ago) link
handwriting fonts just rely on endless amounts of ligatures but its like isn't that a lot of work why not just write things
― judith, Sunday, 25 December 2011 13:09 (twelve years ago) link
well if you have to create the font yrself its prob not worth it
― Cooper Chucklebutt, Sunday, 25 December 2011 13:16 (twelve years ago) link
Comic Sans is partially responsible for creation of Jerkcity, this fact makes up for every sin that has been committed using this font
― V79, Sunday, 25 December 2011 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
The embedded youtube link above is the first time I've clicked/heard/seen the clip for Blink 182's 'I Miss You'.
― Banned socks (Osoby), Monday, 26 December 2011 02:39 (twelve years ago) link
Zapfino is an illegible tech demo.
― caek, Monday, 26 December 2011 09:15 (twelve years ago) link
Opentype allows for software to automatically switch ligatures depending on context or random choice.
― Chewshabadoo, Monday, 26 December 2011 10:00 (twelve years ago) link