DAMN, I love you all.
And now my boy's in love. All hearts and flowers. But, doesn't it freak you out that she used to change your diapers? I mean, when you think about it, the first woman you boned is the closest thing you've ever had to a mother. Doing your mom and trying to kill your dad. Hm. There should be a play.
Angelus ,'Damage'
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!
Steph L. - May 19, 2008 6:46:54 am PDT #919 of 4535
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Vortex - May 19, 2008 6:49:16 am PDT #920 of 4535
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I know! I am LOVING this font conversation. LOVING the geekiness of the Buffistas and font choices. *sniff* My people!
hippocampus - May 19, 2008 6:51:54 am PDT #921 of 4535
not your mom's socks.
ooo Novarese
Bodoni & Futura are also faves for me, with Univers in there. Caslon also. but that's more a 'grow where I was planted' thing. Gill Sans is the product of way too many creative directors loving the stuff.
Helvetica and I had a bad fight a couple years back and don't speak regularly anymore. I am flighty with my sans-serifs now. In moments of panic, I'll look at Century Gothic and think, I _could_ make it work. I know I could.
Then I go to FontFont and play with the text viewer, which is better/faster than Adobe's most days. Makes me feel better. [link] (eta: fixy link)
msbelle - May 19, 2008 6:55:34 am PDT #922 of 4535
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am Charlie Brown in all this.
carry on.
Steph L. - May 19, 2008 6:56:41 am PDT #923 of 4535
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Bodoni & Futura are also faves for me
Oooh, Bodoni. Definitely. I like Futura, too.
I used to love Frutiger, mostly for the roundedness of the lower-case "round" characters (a, o, g, etc.), but we used it for a book project that took THREE YEARS, and I got a little sick of it, which is a shame, because it really does have a nice clean, elegant look.
Steph L. - May 19, 2008 6:58:57 am PDT #924 of 4535
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I love when we start a new book project here, because our journals never change primary font; continuity is very important. Plus there's not a lot of room for madcap font fun with scientific journals. But we have more leeway with the books, and so Chatty!Co-worker and I will sit for hours and debate the merits of different fonts.
hippocampus - May 19, 2008 7:01:34 am PDT #925 of 4535
not your mom's socks.
lower-case "round" characters (a, o, g, etc.),
ok - so we're on visual-fetish letters? Mine are 'g' and 'W' I can hate a font if its 'g' doesn't swing me. And the W can't suck either. Yours?
Vortex - May 19, 2008 7:07:16 am PDT #926 of 4535
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I also have a fetish for the a. I like an open a, although I understand that the little arm on top helps distinguish it from an o. I also like a single tail g. The only font I've seen with both an open a and single tail g is Kabel, and it's too casual.
Kristen - May 19, 2008 7:07:44 am PDT #927 of 4535
Did anyone here watch last night's Desperate Housewives? Because Nathan's entire storyline cracked me up. It seemed very Drive-esque.
Frankenbuddha - May 19, 2008 7:09:20 am PDT #928 of 4535
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'll look at Century Gothic and think, I _could_ make it work. I know I could.
I love Century Gothic.
I am Charlie Brown in all this.
You got a rock?