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Avatar (and Papyrus)

Sarah Blacksher — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:22:09 +0000

James Cameron’s Avatar is a stunning piece of visual art. That being said, >> INSERT NERD ALERT HERE << is anyone else annoyed at the typeface selection? No! Could it be…a modified Papyrus? The one typeface that is the butt of most typography jokes, (such as comic sans or hobo) is being used as the main typeface for a $300M film. It puts a sort of cheapness to the movie for me. But, in these days, for all we know, the designer probably presented several custom typefaces and Cameron said “What about that one from Publisher?”

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It’s a ‘typeface,’ jackhole.

Jeff Matz — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:38:35 +0000

I find myself annoyed when I’m watching the Daily Show with Jon Stewart and he says something like, “you like that font?” referring to a comedic story title the art department came up with. It’s even more annoying when I hear designers say “oh, i love that font,” or ask “what font is that?” Maybe it’s just that I’m old school. Or just old. It seems that ‘font’ has incorrectly become synonymous with ‘typeface.’ Well, apparently I’m not alone, here’s a nice post on the Wanken Blog about it.

For the love of Comic Sans

Jeff Matz — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:46:33 +0000

The response to our typographic pledge poster has been great so far. But not all of them have been positive. It’s been entertaining. This one cracks me up on a few levels: