Paperlust survives the typocalypse. November 14, 2008
Posted by Olivia McDowell in Art, Helvetica, Laughing, Pretty!, The Ether, Typography.Tags: Helvetica, Kindle, Lars Willem Veldkampf, Screen font, Typocalypse, Verdana
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{ Typocalypse by Lars Willem Veldkampf on flickr }
I don’t much care for Verdana.
For the same reason that people prefer to read books printed on actual paper, rather than on a teensy tiny screen. Kindling is for starting fires (books most definitely are not) and screen fonts are ugly.
Also, I very much like Typocalypse (especially Curlz MT: “I am the taste of puke in your mouth”… BAHAHA) even if we don’t see eye to eye on Helvetica.
First published at tumblr Proof (v.)
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