Terrible Typography : The Battle Against Awful Fonts
October 21, 2008 at 3:56 am 3 comments
I’m just gonna say it. I hate Papyrus. It’s everywhere. From now until I get so tired of it that I go insane, I will document all the places that Papyrus pops up and haunts me.
Exhibit A: I was having a wonderful time the Renaissance Festival with some friends this weekend when I see this.
I was just looking for some handmade jewelry and saw it. I love Echo & Wild’s silver jewelry, but frown upon their company identity.
Then today, I was reading a Game Informer magazine that came in the mail. I was looking through it, just thumbing through and then set it down. And guess what I saw on the cover? The COVER!
Dammit! It’s everywhere. Maybe by documenting all the ways that this offensive font invades my life, I can convince at least one person to be more creative with their typography.
The battle has begun.
Entry filed under: Terrible Typography. Tags: graphic design, papyrus, typography.
1. Silver Jewelry | October 21, 2008 at 5:20 am
Not a good thing; so every quarter we reacquaint our guests with one of these hidden gems of graphic communication. Silver Jewelry
2. Debbie | October 21, 2008 at 9:42 am
I love the silhouettes that you do!
3. Crafty Mama | October 21, 2008 at 12:11 pm
I agree, I used to like papyrus, but now I’m so tired of seeing it. Lately, I’ve been using the Century Gothic, simple but I love the roundness of it.