Covering Album Covers

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 6:24pm
Kory wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 6:20pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 5:51pm
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
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More of a FYI Kory post:
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Funnily enough, I actually don't think they do, if those are the kind of campaigns they're coming up with. Effective.
If the font were Comic Sans, would you change your tune?
But of course. Type matters!
You are such a serif whore.
I tend to use sans more often but a well-placed serif is fairly pleasing, sure.
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29 Nov 2017, 8:32pm
I tend to use sans more often but a well-placed serif is fairly pleasing, sure.
I used to be able to tell an indie, lefty book by two qualities—bleached, almost bright white paper and some kind of sans serif font. Helvetica means the revolution or something, I guess. I haven't noticed it as much in the last decade or so, however. The conspiracy is infiltrating serifs.
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Kory wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 8:32pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 6:24pm
Kory wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 6:20pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 5:51pm
Kory wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 5:48pm


Funnily enough, I actually don't think they do, if those are the kind of campaigns they're coming up with. Effective.
If the font were Comic Sans, would you change your tune?
But of course. Type matters!
You are such a serif whore.
I tend to use sans more often but a well-placed serif is fairly pleasing, sure.
I shot the serif ...cause I didn't like it's geometry...
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 8:46pm
Kory wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 8:32pm
I tend to use sans more often but a well-placed serif is fairly pleasing, sure.
I used to be able to tell an indie, lefty book by two qualities—bleached, almost bright white paper and some kind of sans serif font. Helvetica means the revolution or something, I guess. I haven't noticed it as much in the last decade or so, however. The conspiracy is infiltrating serifs.
Since Google dropped them and started using sans, we had to switch sides so as not to be implicated.
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Kory wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 9:11pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 8:46pm
Kory wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 8:32pm
I tend to use sans more often but a well-placed serif is fairly pleasing, sure.
I used to be able to tell an indie, lefty book by two qualities—bleached, almost bright white paper and some kind of sans serif font. Helvetica means the revolution or something, I guess. I haven't noticed it as much in the last decade or so, however. The conspiracy is infiltrating serifs.
Since Google dropped them and started using sans, we had to switch sides so as not to be implicated.
Da, comrade, da.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 8:46pm
Kory wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 8:32pm
I tend to use sans more often but a well-placed serif is fairly pleasing, sure.
I used to be able to tell an indie, lefty book by two qualities—bleached, almost bright white paper and some kind of sans serif font. Helvetica means the revolution or something, I guess. I haven't noticed it as much in the last decade or so, however. The conspiracy is infiltrating serifs.
The road to serifdom.
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Silent Majority wrote:
30 Nov 2017, 6:05am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 8:46pm
Kory wrote:
29 Nov 2017, 8:32pm
I tend to use sans more often but a well-placed serif is fairly pleasing, sure.
I used to be able to tell an indie, lefty book by two qualities—bleached, almost bright white paper and some kind of sans serif font. Helvetica means the revolution or something, I guess. I haven't noticed it as much in the last decade or so, however. The conspiracy is infiltrating serifs.
The road to serifdom.
Holy crap, that's good.
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Kory wrote:
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
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I thought you guys all wanted to marry helvetica.
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Silent Majority wrote:
08 Jan 2018, 6:51pm
Kory wrote:
08 Jan 2018, 2:24pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Jan 2018, 4:31pm
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I thought you guys all wanted to marry helvetica.
Helvetica is very polarizing. I don't mind it as long as the kerning and leading is done with purpose.
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Kory wrote:
08 Jan 2018, 6:54pm
Silent Majority wrote:
08 Jan 2018, 6:51pm
Kory wrote:
08 Jan 2018, 2:24pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Jan 2018, 4:31pm
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I thought you guys all wanted to marry helvetica.
Helvetica is very polarizing. I don't mind it as long as the kerning and leading is done with purpose.
Yes. I recognise those terms.
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Is ten times worse than prison


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Silent Majority wrote:
08 Jan 2018, 6:57pm
Kory wrote:
08 Jan 2018, 6:54pm
Silent Majority wrote:
08 Jan 2018, 6:51pm
Kory wrote:
08 Jan 2018, 2:24pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Jan 2018, 4:31pm
Image

Image
I thought you guys all wanted to marry helvetica.
Helvetica is very polarizing. I don't mind it as long as the kerning and leading is done with purpose.
Yes. I recognise those terms.
What about "tittle?"
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Kory wrote:
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What about "tittle?"
When it precedes "tattle" sure, go nuts.
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Kory wrote:
08 Jan 2018, 6:54pm
Helvetica is very polarizing. I don't mind it as long as the kerning and leading is done with purpose.
I am, of course, pretty dim on this angle of presentation (I'm stronger on the content of the text), but aren't simpler, more straight-forward fonts the better choice?
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