Personally, I’m fond of Garamond:) Thanks for wading into font-nerd-dom, poking at our ridiculous administration, and bringing us joy as we sink in the morass.
Oh the discussions we have today at the government level. Truly stupid times. A couple of my kids have profound dyslexia. I don’t give a flying squirrel what font they use, as long as they can read it, WTF cares??? Good luck America indeed.
Wow! I just saw Pistol Pete Hegsdeath turning a screwdriver!
So he finally found a weapon he is qualified to handle!
Regarding typefaces, as a dyslexic I prefer non-serif signage. On the other hand, having studied graphic design, I love a variety of typefaces, when the intent is to be decorative or to elicit a particular emotion. But when I want to find the right office or the bathroom, I need legibility.:).
Oh my gosh! What a fun conversation. I really know little about fonts, but I do have preferences! A decade ago I was working on a project with the US Army Corps of Engineers and their use of Courier drove me nuts! All of their correspondence looked typewritten. Thanks for the informative, lighthearted take.
LOVE this conversation! I worked with people with low vision and found that a lot of students liked the Verdana font. A good font can make all the difference when reading. May have been a nerdy Bulwark Takes, but it was right up my alley.
Little Marco is now afraid of the alphabet? Can't handle WokeType? For a guy who thinks he should be the next occupant of the White House, he's awfully timid. Like small children who fear the monster that lives under their beds. That doesn't seem very brave, for a future president.
I’m sure that the State Department didn’t switch to 14 point Calibri without evidence that it would improve accessibility of written materials. Maybe Rubio would like to see folks flung out of their wheelchairs or stripped of their white canes next? This is all just wasteful, performative cruelty.
A font is not like a tool brand; it's like a tool type. It's like asking "do you like the router or the chop saw better?" I like the one that fits the job I'm doing. If you're making a flyer for an industrial show, putting something in Broadway will get you laughed at, but if a deli is opening, that's a perfect choice.
Love the font talk. My first job out of college was working on the Xerox Star desktop publishing system. It was really something back in the day with so many fonts. But this video by Elle Cordova is what really came to mind.
I format a lot of liturgical material for my church. For this purpose, an Old Style font is a must - even Times New Roman looks too modern, and any sanserif font is a nonstarter. We normally use Book Antiqua, which is a ripoff of Palatino. (The main difference is the default leading, which is smaller with BA.) I know Palatino was originally intended as a display font rather than a text font, but we have found that the larger lower-case letters make it easier for older members to read. It's a large font, so you can downsize from 12-point to 11-point to maintain the same text density as TNR (which is what I did when formatting my seminary thesis).
Personally, I’m fond of Garamond:) Thanks for wading into font-nerd-dom, poking at our ridiculous administration, and bringing us joy as we sink in the morass.
Oh the discussions we have today at the government level. Truly stupid times. A couple of my kids have profound dyslexia. I don’t give a flying squirrel what font they use, as long as they can read it, WTF cares??? Good luck America indeed.
I needed this today🙂
More Hannah please.
😂😂 LOATHE arial, but your explanation makes sense
me too!!!
Wow! I just saw Pistol Pete Hegsdeath turning a screwdriver!
So he finally found a weapon he is qualified to handle!
Regarding typefaces, as a dyslexic I prefer non-serif signage. On the other hand, having studied graphic design, I love a variety of typefaces, when the intent is to be decorative or to elicit a particular emotion. But when I want to find the right office or the bathroom, I need legibility.:).
Oh my gosh! What a fun conversation. I really know little about fonts, but I do have preferences! A decade ago I was working on a project with the US Army Corps of Engineers and their use of Courier drove me nuts! All of their correspondence looked typewritten. Thanks for the informative, lighthearted take.
LOVE this conversation! I worked with people with low vision and found that a lot of students liked the Verdana font. A good font can make all the difference when reading. May have been a nerdy Bulwark Takes, but it was right up my alley.
Serifs, not Tariffs! I loved this and Hannah should be the newest Bulwark star!!
Little Marco is now afraid of the alphabet? Can't handle WokeType? For a guy who thinks he should be the next occupant of the White House, he's awfully timid. Like small children who fear the monster that lives under their beds. That doesn't seem very brave, for a future president.
Arial is a nicely legible font.
I’m sure that the State Department didn’t switch to 14 point Calibri without evidence that it would improve accessibility of written materials. Maybe Rubio would like to see folks flung out of their wheelchairs or stripped of their white canes next? This is all just wasteful, performative cruelty.
A font is not like a tool brand; it's like a tool type. It's like asking "do you like the router or the chop saw better?" I like the one that fits the job I'm doing. If you're making a flyer for an industrial show, putting something in Broadway will get you laughed at, but if a deli is opening, that's a perfect choice.
Graphic design nerds of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your serifs!
They may take our serifs. But they will never take our HELVETICA!!!
Love the font talk. My first job out of college was working on the Xerox Star desktop publishing system. It was really something back in the day with so many fonts. But this video by Elle Cordova is what really came to mind.
https://youtu.be/BXbW42uTKYo?si=vu_0ibOvCJD848FZ
I was sitting here going "well obviously Garamond is the best" and then Hannah brought it up so woohoo! I am vindicated.
I format a lot of liturgical material for my church. For this purpose, an Old Style font is a must - even Times New Roman looks too modern, and any sanserif font is a nonstarter. We normally use Book Antiqua, which is a ripoff of Palatino. (The main difference is the default leading, which is smaller with BA.) I know Palatino was originally intended as a display font rather than a text font, but we have found that the larger lower-case letters make it easier for older members to read. It's a large font, so you can downsize from 12-point to 11-point to maintain the same text density as TNR (which is what I did when formatting my seminary thesis).