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13 July 2010
the drawbacks of being a designer #1
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instead of helvetica...
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The 52 fonts that you could use instead of Helvetica.
my pantone past
- the pantone color specifier
It's been a colourful career, so far.
top tips for typesetters
- six golden rules
The post that first spelt it out: the important things to get right when you start dealing with type.
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Yeah, know what you mean. I laugh when I "break for fonts," when I see a sign or something in a typeface I love or hate. Sad but true.
Posted by: 3HatsComm | 13 July 2010 at 05:58 PM
Oops, meant "brake for fonts" sigh..
Posted by: 3HatsComm | 13 July 2010 at 05:59 PM
Criminal, in more ways than one.
Posted by: David Boni | 13 July 2010 at 06:02 PM
Had you been to Seaton Sluice you would know that you were getting off lightly.
Posted by: Chris | 13 July 2010 at 11:10 PM
My eyes are still stinging.
Posted by: Creativespark.wordpress.com | 14 July 2010 at 08:10 AM
This made me laugh! There is a sign in an elevator at my workplace that drives me nuts every time I see it.
Bad kerning - once you know about it, you see it everywhere.
Posted by: Chicken Awesome | 14 July 2010 at 03:41 PM
This one distressed me this morning.
http://www.holster.co.uk/blog/terminal
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Posted by: Richard Holt | 16 July 2010 at 04:43 PM