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Sunday Seven: Feelings About Fonts

by Derek Posted on March 8, 2009

here’s my contribution to previously-mentioned Patrick’s present Sunday Seven question:

Here’s a list of the 7 top typefaces used by graphic design professionals.

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION:
Rank your seven favorite typefaces listed in the article linked above.

I noticed that in the article referenced, the word “professional” is printed in quotation marks, which I take to mean that the ranking and perceived professionalism are a matter of the original author’s opinion. I’m willing to take his word for it. Here, then, are the seven fonts in order of my own personal preference: Continue reading →

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The Blagojevich Pile-on: Missing the Pile

by Derek Posted on December 10, 2008

The arrest of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has been a slow softball down the middle for the news media. No, scratch that – it’s been more like TWO softballs down the middle. The first was the revelation of his corruption itself; the second and more shocking was how much he sucked at being corrupt. Yet even with this fat pitch lobbed at them, a few conservative commentators have merely fouled it off. [...READ ON...] Continue reading →

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Irony Supplement

by Derek Posted on October 18, 2007

Lo and behold, though I have posted nothing in quite awhile and am therefore a bad, bad blogger… I came across this tidbit, which has languished for two months in my “drafts” folder. I must have run out of time after composing it and had to rush off somewhere. Continue reading →

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