September 11th, 2009 § 3
My love of all things typographic isn’t exactly a secret, but even I found myself taking a beating at the hands of of the “Cheese or Font” test. (Hat tip to Chile Underground for this one.)
I’m the kind of guy who would tell you I know my Gouda from my Goudy, but apparently not nearly as well as I thought.
And if you haven’t had enough font frivolity, don’t miss College Humor’s Font Fight video.
May 8th, 2009 § 5
It’s gotten so I don’t even try to disguise my love of all things typographic. And yes, coming out of the font closet means I’m free of the secret shame I’d experience lusting over a particularly telling use of Futura, or a nifty graphic treatment of Garamond Condensed.
Now, College Humor has produced Font Fight – the hilarious, perfect-for Friday video that every font geek (and yes, I mean you ) will want to play over and over.
Click the image, watch the video, shoot Comic Sans out your nose...
After all, what fontophile would willingly miss the long-awaited meeting of Helvetica and Arial – the latter of which stole the former’s identity so many years ago? (The hairs on my neck are standing up.)
I can’t embed it, but it’s worth the short trip to the College Humor site, where you can embrace your inner font geek.
Keep writing, Tom Chandler.