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Font Friday: Sarcastic Girl Scout Bitch

05.09.2008 · Posted in Design

The best fonts usually have the best names, and Sarcastic Girl Scout Bitch is no exception. It’s edgy and unpredictable, just like the name implies. I could imagine this being scratched into the wood of a desk by a disillusioned, pretentious teenage girl who write angsty-poetry while in detention. This font is available from Core. ...

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Font Friday: Coolvetica

05.02.2008 · Posted in Design

Allow me to wax poetic on one of my favorite fonts, Coolvetica. I love this font because of its simplicity and symmetry, and how some of the letters just jump out of their space – like the lowercase t and the uppercase G, giving a happy surprise as you read through the text. Coolvetica takes Helvetica ...

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Color Scheme: At the Beach

05.01.2008 · Posted in Design

I’m rolling out a regular feature here at karakane.net: a color scheme to start each month. In honor of the warmer weather my neck of the woods is enjoying, here is my first foray into the world of color: at the beach. From the left: #e7eff2 (sky/light blue); #e1d6a8 (sand/light brown); #94b5c2 (shallow water/medium blue); #90703f ...

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