Did anyone post about the article in Slate on DIY fonts? [link]
Don't you just love this party? Everything's so fancy, and there's some kind of hot cheese over there.
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
The Minearverse 6: Fiery Thread of Death
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath. Oh, and help us get Terriers dvds!
libkitty - Jun 10, 2008 6:28:43 pm PDT #1138 of 4535
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Rick - Jun 11, 2008 6:13:24 am PDT #1139 of 4535
I want to see the actual study (which is annoyingly not linked in the article, requiring me to actually use the Google). Partly because its sounds interesting, and partly because... Arial?
There's a preprint at the author's website, scroll down to "If it's hard to read . . . "
amych - Jun 11, 2008 6:21:38 am PDT #1140 of 4535
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
There's a preprint at the author's website
Awesome! Because the news release was less informative than usual, and I was being more than usually lazy.
Rick - Jun 11, 2008 6:39:21 am PDT #1141 of 4535
I had a similar problem with the same journal last spring. They publicized the paper (the so-called "Clueless men" paper) but didn't have it up on their website, so we had to send it to dozens of journalists one by one.
sumi - Jun 11, 2008 7:54:16 am PDT #1142 of 4535
Art Crawl!!!
Polter-Cow - Jun 11, 2008 7:58:40 am PDT #1143 of 4535
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Okay, that sounds awesome!
Typo Boy - Jun 11, 2008 9:06:54 am PDT #1144 of 4535
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
And Amych - comparison was Ariel vs. Brush. As you suspected.
I'm dull but safe font guy. For print Times New Roman or Garamond. For screen Verdana. Obviously there are other choices and reasons for making them. I suppose I ought to get hold of an introduction to layout. Since I have NO good instincts in that area one that starts from the beginning and won't get me into any bad habits.
amych - Jun 11, 2008 9:17:50 am PDT #1145 of 4535
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
TB: get The Non-Designer's Design Book [link] -- it's a solid introduction to the basic design principles (things like getting things lined up and in proportion, keeping an eye on contrast, drawing attention to the right things), without requiring any particular artistic background or skill level. It's really good for what you're aiming at (and what I wish more people would shoot for!), which is to keep things clean and readable and not get in people's way.
§ ita § - Jun 11, 2008 9:29:51 am PDT #1146 of 4535
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I flipped through the first twenty or so pages of the book on amazon, and it certainly seems levelheaded.
juliana - Jun 11, 2008 9:32:15 am PDT #1147 of 4535
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Serendipitously, I started Graphic Design 1 last night, and we watched part of Helvetica and chatted about fonts and placement, etc. I'm more than a little in love with that movie and the people in it.