http://www.karakane.net Public Relations and Communications Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:11:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This font looks like something out of a horror movie. If I were to create a book cover for the book I'm writing in my head, Scary Moments in Parenting, this is the font I'd use. http://www.karakane.net/2008/09/05/font-friday-hesperides-demo/ I had the idea to create a course that would reflect on some of the very pressing needs in the communication industry for clear and creative writing skills. Here is an outline for a little course I like to call Writing for Electronic Media. It's not the first time this ... http://www.karakane.net/2008/09/04/writing-for-electronic-media-web/ So I've been watching the third night of the Republican National Convention, and did a little wordleing with the text, as prepared, of two speeches. The first, given by Hillary Clinton, at the Democratic National Convention in August, and the second, given by Mitt Romney this evening. I chose those ... http://www.karakane.net/2008/09/03/losers/ Have you seen Wordle? This clever web site makes visual representations of words based on their frequency, given a block of text or a web site address. Observe: Michelle Obama's speech to the Democratic National Convention, Denver, Colorado, August 2008. As the political season heats up, take some time to see - through ... http://www.karakane.net/2008/09/02/wordle/ I don't want to like this font, but I do. The curly serifs make it look childish, but whimsical. I like how each of the letters seems to have a similar width and even heights. Not much else to say about it. http://www.karakane.net/2008/08/29/rhumbascript/ Precise lines, with precise squiggles, this font would find a nice home in a children's book with some warped and twisted storyline about things that go bump in the night. Reading anything in this font would leave me feeling vaguely unsettled, like I left the stove on or I lost ... http://www.karakane.net/2008/08/22/font-friday-comaprison/ Doo doo doo, doo doo, doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo DOO!, doo doo doo doo doo. Hum along with the Jeopardy theme song as you read about this font. I was watching that most excellent of game shows the other night and kept thinking, "Damn, I need to get on ... http://www.karakane.net/2008/08/13/font-friday-jeopardize/ I have no idea what MuskelBengt refers to, but it has to be one of the worst font names I've ever seen. It's unfortunately paired with what I consider a superior font: blocky and funky. Just take a look at the lowercase "g"- brilliant! It would work nicely for stickers ... http://www.karakane.net/2008/08/08/font-friday-muskelbengt/ I have a green suit that I love to wear. Green isn't the most flattering shade or my skin and hair color, but the suit itself is fantastic and it has helped me to break out of my (boring) wardrobe of black or gray paired with red or purple. I've worn ... http://www.karakane.net/2008/08/01/color-scheme-friday-green-suit/ When I see this font, I think, it's like the handwriting of a punk-emo artiste scribbling angsty poetry about how bleak and insignificant the world and life is, while sitting in a Starbucks drinking a $6 latte and wearing a $200 outfit straight out of Hot Topic. http://www.karakane.net/2008/08/01/font-friday-dysprosium/