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offline swears from junk sleep on 2006-07-30 13:14 [#01946013]
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Impact

Comic sans



 

offline belb from mmmmmmhhhhzzzz!!! on 2006-07-30 13:15 [#01946016]
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you fucking well take that back about comic sans


 

offline swift_jams from big sky on 2006-07-30 13:17 [#01946019]
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I like Centry Gothic.


 

offline yann_g from now on 2006-07-30 13:26 [#01946024]
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argh they're awful


 

offline mcbpete from Devon (United Kingdom) on 2006-07-30 13:29 [#01946028]
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This seems an appropriate place to post this: Clickedy click


 

offline swears from junk sleep on 2006-07-30 13:29 [#01946029]
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Why does every other shitty poster for a loser band/crap
club night that lasts for two weeks have to use Impact?
It looks shit.


 

offline swears from junk sleep on 2006-07-30 13:30 [#01946032]
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Ha. "Worse than Hitler" is Impact with wavy lines though it.


 

offline Fah from Netherlands, The on 2006-07-30 13:33 [#01946036]
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comic sans

by far the runner up


 

offline forck_02lynix from brooklyn on 2006-07-30 13:38 [#01946042]
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sand. worst font ever.


 

offline virginpusher from County Clare on 2006-07-30 13:54 [#01946054]
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haha! Good link!


 

offline uzim on 2006-07-30 14:09 [#01946088]
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i hate it when people use script or blackletter fonts in all
caps... it looks like crap. there are some great script and
blackletter fonts and it's insulting to misuse them like
that.

i don't like Times nor Helvetica... though i like Arial.

a lot of fantasy fonts also don't work very well because
they're trying to be too "irregular"... whereas every "e"
will look the same, every "r" will look the same etc,
ruining the intended irregular effect. if you want such an
effect, better draw the letters yourself.

...and then there are the ones that just look plain awful.

illustration


 

offline uzim on 2006-07-30 14:19 [#01946110]
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hahahahaha
excellent link... so true. ^^

i quite agree with forck_02lynix about Sand, it's an ugly
one.



(by the way, i do find some of my own fonts crappy now (not
all of them, but some)... oh well, mistakes i did years
ago.)


 

offline Junktion from Northern Jutland (Denmark) on 2006-07-30 14:22 [#01946112]
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I HATE COMIC SANS!!!!

EVERY TIME I SEE A FUCKING CAR WITH THAT FONT, FROM SOME
CRAPPY FIRM THAT CAN'T THINK OUTSIDE THE RATHOLE SYSTEM
CALLED WINDOWS, I JUST WANT TO BLOW IT UP...ARHARHARHAR!!!1

...but seriously...that font sucks...it doesnt even look
like it could belong in a comic


 

offline belb from mmmmmmhhhhzzzz!!! on 2006-07-30 14:28 [#01946118]
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it is the best font and your mum smells and i will fight you


 

offline Junktion from Northern Jutland (Denmark) on 2006-07-30 14:28 [#01946119]
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bring it...and bring your mom too


 

offline uzim on 2006-07-30 14:29 [#01946120]
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if you want a "comic-style" font, i'd advise you to check
here.


 

offline impakt from where we do not speak of! on 2006-07-30 14:29 [#01946121]
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:>


 

offline swears from junk sleep on 2006-07-30 14:55 [#01946151]
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I think some really generic fonts like Times New Roman or
Arial can look good in a certain context.


 

offline Babaouo from Dolce (Monaco) on 2006-07-30 16:48 [#01946263]
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If I'm doing it for a poster or something I'll often layer
the font a few times over off center giving it a blurred
look and then give it texture with color. and whatever else
seems like half a good idea.

I HATE digital looking fonts as well as bleeding fonts,
graffiti fonts, and flaming fonts. Oh and comic sands is
dumb.

My fav. font for like titles and shit: FutraBlackBT the M's
are what sold me on it.



 

offline Fah from Netherlands, The on 2006-07-30 17:06 [#01946279]
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verdana, pt 8 = sexy


 

offline Raz0rBlade_uk on 2006-07-30 17:12 [#01946282]
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swears sans ms


 

offline swears from junk sleep on 2006-07-30 18:02 [#01946298]
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What are some good programs for designing fonts?


 

offline Taffmonster from dog_belch (Japan) on 2006-07-30 18:07 [#01946302]
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did hanal ever make a font?


 

offline swears from junk sleep on 2006-07-30 18:26 [#01946307]
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Arial Narrow is beautiful btw.


 

offline dog_belch from Netherlands, The on 2006-07-30 18:36 [#01946315]
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Attached picture

 

offline Taffmonster from dog_belch (Japan) on 2006-07-30 18:38 [#01946317]
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hahaha i hope you actually sent it :D


 

offline Raz0rBlade_uk on 2006-07-30 18:38 [#01946318]
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can i worship you?


 

offline Sclah from Freudian Slipmat on 2006-07-30 18:45 [#01946323]
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Comic Sans should be banned

Algerian is also horrible


 

offline B123 from The wicked underbelly (Australia) on 2006-07-30 18:59 [#01946333]
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I've never seen a good graffiti font. Comic sans is awful
too, your right.


 

offline Dannn_ from United Kingdom on 2006-07-30 19:02 [#01946335]
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Ive started using Chicago again, like in my younger days


 

offline thecurbcreeper from United States on 2006-07-30 22:05 [#01946415]
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Bricks of Failure


 

offline Ezkerraldean from the lowest common denominator (United Kingdom) on 2006-07-31 02:13 [#01946451]
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times new roman


 

offline Combo from Sex on 2006-07-31 07:38 [#01946539]
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Hanals BOLD


 

offline linus from Norway on 2006-07-31 13:40 [#01946793]
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What's wrong with Impact? I find it quite useful sometimes.

My hate list:

* Comic Sans
* Verdana (when used in the 'real world'. Its only place is
in a small style on web sites).


 

offline forck_02lynix from brooklyn on 2006-07-31 14:11 [#01946814]
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i've grown to strongly dislike trebuchet. i began seeing it
used in so many places, and it gets uglier in larger sizes.

i'm gonna give impact a no-go there.


 

offline futureimage from buy FIR from Juno (United Kingdom) on 2006-08-01 01:58 [#01947137]
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Gill Sans kicks arse.
Impact sucks cock.
Imapkt on the other hand rocks.


 

offline somejerk from south florida, US (United States) on 2006-08-01 06:02 [#01947229]
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most, if not all, grafitti fonts are pretty terrible.

i always find myself using arial/arial black for flyers as
it is very clean font and easy to read without second
glance.



 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2007-06-02 11:58 [#02089831]
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yes. hanfont baby!


 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2007-06-02 12:01 [#02089833]
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Weirdly enough, I met the guy who designed that cover
yesterday! (not Peter Saville btw)


 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2007-06-02 12:01 [#02089834]
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Oh and the original cover that is, not the crappy font
version :p


 

offline swears from junk sleep on 2007-06-02 12:32 [#02089838]
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Who was it? It's credited to "Peter Saville Associates".
I'm suprised it wasn't him, it's very much in his style.


 

offline Oddioblender from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2007-06-04 07:59 [#02090357]
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open symbol. most pointless font ever.


 

offline diablo on 2007-06-04 08:15 [#02090358]
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ha I like dog belch's email there


 

offline berk on 2007-06-04 10:26 [#02090372]
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comic fucking sans.

www.bancomicsans.com


 

offline Taxidermist from Black Grass on 2007-06-04 14:37 [#02090446]
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Most fonts are all right with me, except ones with serifs.
Actually, thats pretty broad.


 

offline mappatazee from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2007-06-04 21:32 [#02090617]
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Algerian, comic sans, that's what i say too


 


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