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Enis Cookies wrote 2 weeks ago: That is my BCS-ish pun for the day. No, I am not feeling particularly creative. Deal with it. My kin … more →

Tags: College Football, George O'Leary, Jay Z Lyrics, Keith Tribble, Tenuous transitions, UCF

Free versal...1 comment

textwrapper wrote 1 month ago: erhaps nothing brightened old manuscripts like a versal, or illuminated large, initial cap. Jessica … more →

Tags: Decorative, Fleurons and Ornaments, Graphic Design, typography, Drop Cap, large initial cap, lettrine, medieval scribes, Версаль

Indecorous type...4 comments

textwrapper wrote 4 months ago: This font does not include ligatures, and predates the symbol for Euros. B. “Hap” Kliban … more →

Tags: Decorative, Display, typography, B. Kliban, cat, Gary Larson et al, Hap Kliban, Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head, Single panel third person

Chop suey fonts...

textwrapper wrote 4 months ago: Typographic stereotype (hey, the chef loved it). Probably the most recognizable and ubiquitous of … more →

Tags: Graphic Design, signage, typography, Asian fonts, chop suey fonts, Ethnic Stereotypes, Stereotypes

Don't be out of sorts...1 comment

textwrapper wrote 1 year ago:   Our wedding invitation: printed by Just My Type, Arcata, California   “If I were to be sat d … more →

Tags: etymology, Graphic Design, letterpress, typography, Add new tag

Make mine curly...

textwrapper wrote 1 year ago: Quotation marks: they’re used to enclose direct speech and quotations. In most programs, the k … more →

Tags: <punctuation>, typography, Guillemets, inches, inverted commas, Minutes, Primes, quotation marks

What’s your sign, and how much does it weigh?3 comments

textwrapper wrote 1 year ago:   Currency symbols are almost invisible. We see them everywhere, but we rarely give them a thought, … more →

Tags: typography, Ligatures, etymology, pesos, Dollar Signs, Pound Sterling, currency symbols, Libra, Humez Brothers

My rich uncial...1 comment

textwrapper wrote 1 year ago: Why do we trundle out the uncials, along with the corned beef, for St. Patrick’s Day? Perhaps … more →

Tags: etymology, typography, book of kells, majúscules, uncialibus, uncials

At’s what I’m talkin’ about...

textwrapper wrote 1 year ago: The ubiquitous, iconic at symbol has a mysterious historical trail. It was included on typewriters a … more →

Tags: typography, At symbol, At sign, Ray Tomlinson, California Job Case, Octothorpe

Chas 'm' Dave

drwhom wrote 1 year ago: Not Terry says this Eurekak has been with him for several months and is glad to unburden himself of … more →

Tags: Chas 'm' Dave, Chas n Dave


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