Comments on: A Handful of Fascinating Typography Tidbits http://buildinternet.com/2009/12/a-handful-of-fascinating-typography-tidbits/ Web Design, Development, and Business Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:59:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jawaad Ahmad Khan http://buildinternet.com/2009/12/a-handful-of-fascinating-typography-tidbits/comment-page-1/#comment-10555 Jawaad Ahmad Khan Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:09:33 +0000 http://buildinternet.com/?p=7890#comment-10555 Great post. 13 out of 20 on the quiz. And it really is true about Trajan, I'm def. gonna look out for that next time I'm at Blockbuster. I find it funny though how the guy in the Trajan video told movie poster designers to try out Comic Sans, and thereafter we learned about the horrible horrible tales of Comic Sans. :) Great post.
13 out of 20 on the quiz. And it really is true about Trajan, I’m def. gonna look out for that next time I’m at Blockbuster.

I find it funny though how the guy in the Trajan video told movie poster designers to try out Comic Sans, and thereafter we learned about the horrible horrible tales of Comic Sans.

:)

]]> By: Hugo http://buildinternet.com/2009/12/a-handful-of-fascinating-typography-tidbits/comment-page-1/#comment-10538 Hugo Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:13:33 +0000 http://buildinternet.com/?p=7890#comment-10538 If you are looking for free fonts, check www.fonts2u.com. Discovered it just few days ago. Their character map search is awesome! Saved some time when looking for specific character maps supported. If you are looking for free fonts, check http://www.fonts2u.com. Discovered it just few days ago. Their
character map search is awesome! Saved some time when looking for specific character maps supported.

]]> By: A Handful of Fascinating Typography Tidbits | Design Newz http://buildinternet.com/2009/12/a-handful-of-fascinating-typography-tidbits/comment-page-1/#comment-10436 A Handful of Fascinating Typography Tidbits | Design Newz Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:31:59 +0000 http://buildinternet.com/?p=7890#comment-10436 [...] A Handful of Fascinating Typography Tidbits [...] [...] A Handful of Fascinating Typography Tidbits [...]

]]> By: Stanford Rosenthal http://buildinternet.com/2009/12/a-handful-of-fascinating-typography-tidbits/comment-page-1/#comment-10415 Stanford Rosenthal Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:12:02 +0000 http://buildinternet.com/?p=7890#comment-10415 great post, thanks! great post, thanks!

]]> By: richi3f http://buildinternet.com/2009/12/a-handful-of-fascinating-typography-tidbits/comment-page-1/#comment-10384 richi3f Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:41:46 +0000 http://buildinternet.com/?p=7890#comment-10384 Great post! Thanks for sharing, I got 17 out 20 in the quiz. Great post! Thanks for sharing, I got 17 out 20 in the quiz.

]]> By: Jessica G http://buildinternet.com/2009/12/a-handful-of-fascinating-typography-tidbits/comment-page-1/#comment-10377 Jessica G Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:37:38 +0000 http://buildinternet.com/?p=7890#comment-10377 Great article! However, one correction: Microsoft Bob was not a children's game, it was a Windows user interface that was designed to be intuitive and simple, and thereby ostensibly attractive to those who were new to personal computing. I worked in retail software sales at the time and we nicknamed it "Windows for Old People." Comic Sans wasn't the only thing wrong with Bob, but it was one of the (sadly) most enduring. Great article! However, one correction: Microsoft Bob was not a children’s game, it was a Windows user interface that was designed to be intuitive and simple, and thereby ostensibly attractive to those who were new to personal computing. I worked in retail software sales at the time and we nicknamed it “Windows for Old People.”
Comic Sans wasn’t the only thing wrong with Bob, but it was one of the (sadly) most enduring.

]]> By: Shawn B. http://buildinternet.com/2009/12/a-handful-of-fascinating-typography-tidbits/comment-page-1/#comment-10338 Shawn B. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:02:27 +0000 http://buildinternet.com/?p=7890#comment-10338 This was an awesome post. It is really refreshing to have the dust of obscurity brushed off a topic like that. I like how instead of going too far into any one topic you kind of touched on a nice set with interesting videos and odd facts. This would be nice followed by an article about web typography. I am really unsure of what the optimal spacing and font choice is for the internet, and there is so much you can mess with with CSS. This was an awesome post. It is really refreshing to have the dust of obscurity brushed off a topic like that. I like how instead of going too far into any one topic you kind of touched on a nice set with interesting videos and odd facts.

This would be nice followed by an article about web typography. I am really unsure of what the optimal spacing and font choice is for the internet, and there is so much you can mess with with CSS.

]]> By: Emmet http://buildinternet.com/2009/12/a-handful-of-fascinating-typography-tidbits/comment-page-1/#comment-10279 Emmet Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:32:47 +0000 http://buildinternet.com/?p=7890#comment-10279 Excellent post! really enjoyed that vid about Trajan! and the Helvetica/Arial quiz is great! Thanks! Excellent post! really enjoyed that vid about Trajan! and the Helvetica/Arial quiz is great! Thanks!

]]> By: Brendan http://buildinternet.com/2009/12/a-handful-of-fascinating-typography-tidbits/comment-page-1/#comment-10275 Brendan Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:22:49 +0000 http://buildinternet.com/?p=7890#comment-10275 Got a 19 out of 20...Mattel was just a mean one! Glad to see people getting educated about Arial. Helvetica is such a better font! Got a 19 out of 20…Mattel was just a mean one!

Glad to see people getting educated about Arial. Helvetica is such a better font!

]]> By: Shurandy Thode http://buildinternet.com/2009/12/a-handful-of-fascinating-typography-tidbits/comment-page-1/#comment-10269 Shurandy Thode Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:13:03 +0000 http://buildinternet.com/?p=7890#comment-10269 Great read! Thanks for sharing. Great read! Thanks for sharing.

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