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The Handwriting of Type Designers
jamie found this blog post wherein an Australian Web technologist, Cameron Adams, wondered whether the handwriting of his favorite type designers encoded some sort of influence on their designs. So he wrote to them and asked for a sample. The result will make you slow down and appreciate the beauty and the aesthetics of type. Or else it won't.
The author of that article neglected to mention that the creators of Arial, having devised a font so perfect they chopped their own hands off because they knew their work could never be surpassed.
I've always wished my handwriting didn't suck so hard. Now I feel even worse. Thanks, Slashdot!
"Tell me doctor, with all of your defenses, are there any provisions for an attack by killer bees?"
FTA, it's clear that even a chicken can create good fonts.
Perhaps the writer should have wondered whether the designs of his favorite type designers 'encoded' some sort of influence on their handwriting. Clearly, they do not.
I AGREE FULLY. WHO NEEDS LOWERCASE?
Lameness filter encountered. Post aborted! Filter error: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.
the handwriting of the creators of Wingdings.
The Phrenology of Plastic Surgeons.
Me lost me cookie at the disco.
Most of my writing was the "I will not {action} in class" variety. I've been typing papers since the Commodore 64 days.....I think my teachers appreciated it.
Layne
Is that supposed to be "bread" or "breast"?
I ask because it's on the same line as milk, rammin', condoms, and beer, and it could go either way.
If you can read this, I forgot to post anonymously.
For some of them it's obvious why they became typographers. No one was able to decipher their handwriting, so they just had to come up with an alternative...
It's slashdot man. His mom asked him to pick up the condoms. He showed her how to setup a myspace profile and has regretted it ever since.
Under the influence of Post-Cyberpunk Gonzo Journalism
Layne, is that you?! It's me, Mrs. Berkshire, your grade 10 teacher! How amazing that we can both be here to reminisce of your brazen school days. I still keep all of my students' detention writings in my desk drawer. Let me write out some of the favorite ones I had you write during your year in my English class.
1. I will not play Dungeons and Dragons in class.
2. I will not scream "Beam me up, Scotty!" in class.
3. I will not program on my abacus in class.
4. I will not hack administration's punch cards to improve my grades in class.
5. I will not debate 86-DOS vs Mac 128k in class.
6. I will not mastur^H^Her math in class.
7. I will not read slashdot in class.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Berkshire
Sigh!
I will send you a piece of paper to sign.
It already has a little writing and some numbers on it, but don't worry about those. Just sign on the line in the bottom right corner.
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
The result will make you slow down and appreciate the beauty and the aesthetics of type. Or else it won't.
Ah, you can't go wrong with a tautology. Unless you can.
It is breed, man. Although this doesn't fit in a line with condoms ...
so, what's the difference between ledgible and artistic?
One of them is a word.
Perhaps I should switch him to Dvorak before it's too late?
What, and be reported for child abuse?!