07.02.08

GOOD 5EH 3BAD 4

Which character is most likely to suffer from scoliosis?

S. They typically have curved spines.

06.16.08

GOOD 22EH 27BAD 18

Have you heard? Lucas de Groot is working on a new set of typefaces, similar to Thesis!
Really? Theserif and Thesans were awesome. What's this next series called?
Thebrother!

05.23.08

GOOD 39EH 36BAD 35

In the 18th century, how did the doctors treat Bodoni’s ball terminal illness?

With a bit of blood-leading

05.20.08

GOOD 43EH 37BAD 35

Why couldn’t the designer use Perpetua in his animation?

Perpetua motion is impossible.

05.20.08

GOOD 37EH 38BAD 46

Professor: "Jacob, I was very disappointed to see your editorial spread. You know Verdana was meant for on-screen displays. What did I tell you about using the default system fonts?"
Student: "But sir, I had a very good reason for using Verdana."
Professor: "What historical or cultural ties could Verdana have in Hound of the Baskervilles? You might as well have used Baskerville!"
Student: "That would've been too obvious. But since my spread was on Sherlock Holmes, I figured that it would be appropriate to use a font that was all about the little hints."

05.13.08

GOOD 55EH 44BAD 51

What typeface do fish fear most?

Gill Sans

05.09.08

GOOD 73EH 59BAD 69

After cherishing and kissing all of her typed love letters, Peggy contracted this...

Andale Mono

05.06.08

GOOD 76EH 80BAD 68

What typographical term are Siamese twins most familiar with?

Keming.
by Niko Bellic

05.05.08

GOOD 66EH 55BAD 70

Monkey 1: What's your favorite font?
Monkey 2: Why, Ape-X Sans, of course!

04.30.08

GOOD 93EH 76BAD 90

How did the typeface cross the gutter?

He jumped.
by Brad

04.29.08

GOOD 111EH 70BAD 73

A sans-serif face walks into the street and is hit by a Swiss Modernist truck. The carnage is grotesk... but you know, akzidenz happen.
by Paul Halupka

04.29.08

GOOD 101EH 66BAD 70

A font walks into a bar. The bartender says “Hey, we don’t serve your type here.” and he called the Serif.
by David

04.24.08

GOOD 121EH 73BAD 76

Comic Sans
by AXL

04.24.08

GOOD 92EH 84BAD 69

There is a new revival of Cooper Black rolling on to the market which only contains ordinals. It is called Mini-Cooper.
by dezcom

04.24.08

GOOD 96EH 85BAD 64

Headline Gothic walks into a bar. The barman asks, "Why the long face?"
Submitted by Clovis

04.23.08

GOOD 75EH 85BAD 99

Why was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle a man of letters?

Because he wrote
The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Submitted by Janus

04.23.08

GOOD 65EH 79BAD 87

Man! You look like something the cat dragged in.
Worse. My fountain pen got caught in an ink trap.
Submitted by Janus

04.23.08

GOOD 112EH 72BAD 94

Yo mama’s so old, she refers to Century as Futura.

04.23.08

GOOD 86EH 78BAD 102

A restaurant’s price range is directly proportional to the amount of tracking in its logotype.

04.21.08

GOOD 106EH 81BAD 91

When designing a font, calculating the metrics is the most x-heighting part.

04.20.08

GOOD 97EH 98BAD 88

When you need it most, this system font delivers.

Courier

04.19.08

GOOD 86EH 78BAD 88

What medical condition is illustrated here?
( : )

Colon cancer...Yeah......Sorry.

04.18.08

GOOD 81EH 80BAD 89

Shouldn’t Times New Roman set in italics be called Times New Italics?

04.15.08

GOOD 76EH 83BAD 79

What kind of lettering is known to suffer from Tourettes?

Cursive

04.12.08

GOOD 73EH 78BAD 90

There once was a rowdy glyph
who would always get in a tiff
met a massive pounder
who punched his counter
and gave him a typeface-lift.

03.29.08

GOOD 111EH 76BAD 94

Did you hear? Comma and Period got married.
Really? Comma’s a great guy, but who’s Period?
Some moody chick he picked up at the Crossbar a year ago.
I bet she’s perfect for him.
Yep, she’s always finishing his sentences.

03.28.08

GOOD 83EH 74BAD 89

What font did the literalist use to number his pages?

Folio.

02.05.08

GOOD 99EH 74BAD 92

A traffic cop pulls over an ellipsis for speeding and asks, “Where’s the fire, buddy?” The ellipsis replies “hmm... ummm... uhhhh...ahh...”

02.09.08

GOOD 89EH 75BAD 88

What kind of music does Franklin Gothic enjoy?

The Heavy Metal Type.

02.08.08

GOOD 78EH 78BAD 96

I got this neat idea for a movie. You know Paul Renner, right?
Duh, he designed Futura. Classic, but clunky, not as nice as Avenir.
Right on! Imagine what Paul would do if he laid eyes on Avenir.
Impossible. He died 32 years before it was designed.
Not in my movie. Let’s say he’s found this time machine...and he uses it to to spy on Frutiger’s drafts for Avenir, and he comes back in time, uses the knowledge gained, and revises his own Futura!
That’s crazy, yo. What would the movie be called?
Back to the Futura.
Fucking brilliant.

02.06.08

GOOD 79EH 74BAD 98

Where should you look if you’re missing a glyph?

The Lost-and-Foundry

02.10.08

GOOD 91EH 75BAD 91

How long does it take for a type designer to change a light bulb?

It depends on if you need it to be
normal, bold, or heavy.

02.07.08

GOOD 79EH 75BAD 92

What was history’s most well-spoken typeface?

Times. Because Times Knew Roman.

02.09.08

GOOD 92EH 69BAD 73

What kind of fonts do Campbell’s Soup lovers prefer?

Anything Condensed.

02.10.08

GOOD 81EH 74BAD 74

Why was Sara mad when Gary put display type into her gelatin mix?

It set solid.