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 two speeches because those two ...
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 artfully designed word maps – ...
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. ...
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 my car keys. ...
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 that show. I am getting ...