Browse: Typography

• Font Conference

  July 23, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 0 Comments
  

  This is a ridiculous funny video where fonts are human. Comic Sans is the unlikely hero rescuing the kidnapped Courier, but the best part is when a restrained Wingdings busts through the door speaking total gibberish: “Pencil, telephone, hourglass! Diamonds, candle, candle, flag!”

  Link to video @ CollegeHumour, via TechLounge.

  
  



• Books: Type Addicted

  April 15, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 1 Comment
  

  I just ordered “Type Addicted: The new trend of A to Z typo-graphics” which is an amazing looking book published by Victor Cheung’s Victionary group, about the role of typography in contemporary design.
  Victionary are renowned for producing what they describe as “highest quality publications focusing on graphics and visual communications”, [...]

  
  



• Paper on Social Influence, Written in Comic Sans

  September 14, 2007 · Words: Martin S · 0 Comments
  

  Knowing well our interest in the debate over sane-usage of the comic sans font, it might surprise you that it took me about 40 seconds to realise I was struggling to read this social psychology piece (which I found via Guy Kawasaki’s blog) because it was formatted in comic sans, urgh! That’s no kind [...]

  
  



• Why Ban Comic Sans?

  March 25, 2007 · Words: Martin S · 15 Comments
  

  The following is an interview I conducted with Dave Combs from Bancomicsans.com, a website which tounge-in-cheek proposes the banning of MS comic sans typeface, and its misuse in media, advertising and design - Ed.
  MS: Can I assume that you lot at ‘Ban Comic Sans’ are designers?
  DC: Yes, that’s correct. My wife Holly and I [...]