Wild About Papyrus

I really have to hand it to Psachyah for coming through today. I hadn't had a chance to scan or shoot anything so Psachyah, thank you once again.

a propaganda poster at the library.

Its pretty obvious what they are wild about, and it ain't books. They're wild about ol' Papy! thats what!

Delicious. I could really go for an elephant pot pie.

ICEY Cold Fonts

This was submitted a while back and while it is not Papyrus, it's pretty interesting. It's a look at the type used in the marketing and packaging of frozen water.



I got the ICE in me!

Sacred Is as Sacred Does

This comes in from a submitter who didn't type a name and I don't want to guess from his email address.

Great blog!

I am submitting a menu from Sacred Grounds

- it is a little cafe in Williamsburg, VA. Here is their website: http://www.energizeyourspirit.com

Honestly, that's a great submission. I mean, apart from the few illustrations, there is only Papyrus to heart!

It puts my lose leaf teas in a tizzy!

It's all over the website (pops) too!

Thanks for the great submission!

Justice By Trail Mix

Oscar writes:

You've got me seeing that damn font everywhere - there's several storefronts in Seattle I need to photograph for you.

In the meantime, here's a shot of Kirkland Trail Mix, with tastefully outlined Papyrus. A coworker had some, but I didn't have a camera to take a picture:

So this here package delivers typographic justive via the font-whopper that is Papyrus:



This mix includes roasted peanuts, raisins, M&M's, roasted almonds, roasted cashews all in one awesome satchel!

Thank you Oscar!

Rags Wet With Papyrus

Creative Loafing is the Atlanta scene paper. On pages rotten with ads, I try to play the odds on how many will be using papyrus. Here are two that were on facing pages:



Exclusive and amazing, indeed... Here is the other one:



That ad was pretty small. I'd guess Papyrus is set at 7pts or less! Amazing how the edges maintain their cracky integrity. And much like the Agave ad from the InTown paper, I think it's easy to see what their selling.

I'm Christian, and I'm a demographic.

Get'em While They're Young!

Ty writes:

This specimen of Papyrus managed to invade my own daughter's nursery.

How you ask? Oh, Papyrus finds ways.

I can't tell which end of that thing is cuter!

Papyrus Smorgasborg

So Holly, of Holly's Plate was kind enough to send us this:

out shopping with my mom today and saw both of these. the first is an italian restaurant in alpharetta:

the second looks to be a children's book available at stein mart.

Thanks Holly! It's interesting where the "i" and "f" in the word "Life" fall. It's as if they're trapped in the Tower of Readability. Change that "Gift of" to "Get A" and put Chris Elliot on there and I'd be all over that shiz.

The Font That Says "Bite Me"

This is not my store. I just saw it while looking about on the Cafepress.



Evidently, when you think bite me, you think Papyrus and since that's all I think about, it's hard to disagree.

Agave and Body Awareness Heart Papysus

They heart Papyrus in the same InTown local news rag only a few pages apart.



Something seems a little creepy about the Agave ad. It seems less about the wine or cuisine, and more about the prominently displayed crucifix. Their site is loaded with awesome drop shadows! I (heart) drop shadows!

The Body Awareness site is really pretty special. I mean, check this out:



Awesome. I didn't want the whole oval anyway. The error-like purple stroke more than makes up for it.

Wait a second... let's see if-



Much better! Sign me up!

An Elephant Never Forgets

...what the best font in the freakin' font folder is!




I don't know what's coming soon. I don't care what is. I just want it.

What's that damn elephant eating? Is it a rotton avacado? Maybe a nice, delicious chunk of dark matter? Mmmmm...

Mystery.

Ban Comic Sans

So, I came across this site:



I want Papyrus and Comic Sans to have a baby.

Papisan?

Beaded Confessions

It's another site that uses Papyrus as the specified font in the HTML.

We wanted to submit our site because it uses the winning combination of Papyrus and the much loved CurlzMT. You will be happy to know we have hired a webdesigner and a new site is on the way - but for now

you can mock away!

http://www.beadedthings.com

Becki

Mock? Never.

They don't sell the beaded thing I was looking for.

Religion and Spirituality Beg for More Papyrus

Psachyah writes:

This book is a translation of a mystical hebrew text, it speaks of an inner unity within our fragmented existence. It introduces a depth of being that is so essential it is even beyond logical reason and is only accessible at the core of our selves. With that kind of content what other font could pull it off? nothing but papyrus! and not just pull it off.

Papyrus doesn't even need a complementary font! All titles, subtitles, and by lines are beautifully set in the only font that could handle such a daunting task.

Well said, Psachyah! Thanks for the great submission!

Submissions and Snakes

There have been a lot of people submitting their Papyrus finds lately, and it's very exciting. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time! I appreciate it.

Josh send this:

snakesonablog.com is not only a fantastic idea for a blog, but is made even better by the fact that the masthead is set in Papyrus! -Josh from Seattle

Yeah that header is something special. That snake head on the Papyrus "S" is what it's all about! Just let'em go to the premiere!

Totally In Heat for Papyrus

But It's a Dry Heat

You know, I had Arizona up here already. So we have covered it. But Holly (of Holly's Plate) alerted me to their website which is drop-dead awesome!



Take a look. It's honestly as if Arizona Beverage Co. is saying "yeah we're a pretty big company with national distribution, and when it comes to our website, we don't give a fat bass because we use Papyrus, mofo!"

That is totally what they say.

Thanks Holly.

Not Just Fancy, Superfancy

Oh housing... Evidently, when the housing bubble was blowing (or being blown), so in fact, was the Papyrus bubble. We had this, and this. Well now, there's this:



And then, there's this:



Oh man... The first one is obviously awesome. It came from the Historic College Park Neighborhood Association's website. All those words are a lot less clunky set in Papyrus.

That second one is just a shot off of an Apartment finder site. They made Papyrus even fancier by squishing it down to about 60% of it's height, which sounds bad to say, but I think that sign speaks for itself.

Thanks again, Brandon!

The Mistakes of Others

So our ol' friend, Psachyah, sends this:

Whatashame! You know they should have used papy.

Just imagine it, it would have been beautiful.

I have to agree... There are four (five?) failed chances for Papyrus glory.

Grassroots Guerilla Papyrus Postings

Our star submitter, and all around foxy POA, Psachyah sent us this:

Papyrus is the heart of the people.

These babies where plastered all over light-poles, a spontaneous show of papyrus love.

Dreaming Big With Papyrus

It's like a fact, maybe, that right around these bilboards, on the freeway, there is higher incidence of traffic collisions.



Something about seeing Papyrus at that size is (more) mesmerizing. These two bilboards are within a few miles of highway from each other on the way to the mountain bike trail.



I don't know if these two Housing communities are affiliated by anything more than their love of Papyrus, which at the end of the day, is what binds us all together.

Trade Show Stopper

Yeah, so here's Papyrus stealing the spotlight:



Three guesses as to what they're talking about, and I'd say either:
A: You (or)
B: Papyrus (or)
C: Blue satchels (yeah, think about it)

Yes, moving on... Here is the coolest font on the coolest picture ever:



I want to get in touch with the artist to see if he can airbrush it on the hood of my Hyundai.

Thanks again Brandon. You are a Papyrus magnet.

BODY { font-family: "Papyrus", awesome }

Brandon Hunt (see sidebar) submitted this link and writes:

Look at that beauty. It’s gorgeous. Weep at it’s wonder.

But don’t read the last sentence on the page...

I just want to know WHY!??!!

Yeah change anything but Papyrus.

On a side note. Blogger's upload feature has been down for days so I want to apologize for the delay. I am putting pics on the page in a round-a-bout way now, but I really hope they get this resolved or even acknowledge it. Watch for more later today.

Thanks Brandon!

Renew Your Belief- The Papyrus Phenomena Continues

So, I have to be honest. I was really starting to worry the Papyrus bonanza had come to an end. Apart from it being on at least 4 roadside billboards on the way to Asheville NC (Silver Jews concert), I got a slew of submissions that renewed my belief in the power of Papyrus.

The first example can be seen at threedesigningwomen.com



Here you can see that on 3 of the self-inking stamps you can have customized for all of your ka-chuck-a-chunkin', that the inky rubber will emblazon your name in Papyrus. Sweet. Those stamps are actually kind of nice. They don't really promote that as well as the submitter has here. Thanks again, Holly.

Next up, another submission and it comes from the actual perpetrator! Yes, Kristin writes in:

I made myself a 50th birthday card with our favorite font.

Go ahead, bust me.

Oh when it comes to busting, I leave that to (MC) Hammer. She was also kind enough to include this link in that email.



It's strange because I watch the "page refresh" countdown- I see what's on the birdcam- and I see Papyrus in the header and my eyes go all googly trying to focus on the coolest part.

Thank you to all who have submitted and thank you for visiting.

An International Trend

Third world countries like Italy or Finland tend to have a culture with very different tastes. But sort of like Bill Cosby said with regard to Jell-O and even in Europe, "There's always room for Papyrus." Mili is the forth person to submit her Papyrus find via email and writes:

I was just walking in the centre of Helsinki, Finland, when I saw a sign of this gem...

and just a block away a menu in a restaurant window with a Papyrus headline. All this within 24 hours after finding your website.

Mili also sent a link to their website, which is teeming with it. It's another site that is using Papyrus as the html text, relying on the end-user to have it in their system.

Don't act like you don't.

Submission #3: Religion, in General, (hearts) Papyrus

An email submission came in from Jonathan. What he wrote is great and is pasted as follows:

Somebody felt the need to pimp their papyrus. What appears to be a mix of gradient, inner glow, drop shadow, and a possible use of bevel synthesize to form a great example of what I like to call 'Rat's Nest Typography,'

the goal being to leave no tacky photoshop filter un-utilized.

Another Camp Awesome

Yes, indeed! An email submission came in from Psachyah (I can type it, not pronounce it), and attached was this marvelous gem:



Even all skewed and contorted, Papyrus holds that design together, making it solid- making it art. Thanks, Psachyah!

Somebody Dumped a Heap of Papyrus in World Market

So, I have been holding off on a post detailing a recent trip to World Market. Fire up the broadband.



It's on a ton of their in store packaging and signage, but it is strangely absent from the website. Someone (I won't say who) knows a good font when they see it. Anyway, here it is on the bedding:





a table cloth:



the stemware:



In the pullout, you can see near the logo, the text "Fifty Countries, One Store" occurs in Papyrus as well. Here's a slipcover:



a curtain rod:



and here on this enchilada soup (YES!) mix:




Now, I certainly could have got more examples but the digital camera ran out of film. I think the point is made though. World Market really, really hearts Papyrus.

'Til next time... I need to rewind my mp3s.

10k To Typographic Glory

After a 10k I ran on Saturday. I was collecting swag and scoping out the upcoming race forms. Papyrus appeared on two of them, the best of which was this little guy tucked in there as a sponsor:



So the paper was good... I had to see if they had a website though and if they were using it there...



Awesome! Holy crap. Papyrus in a bank logo— with a starfish. Delete all other fonts now.

That's What That Was

I had a little spike in the page views yesterday.



This is due in part to the posting of the submitted example at Final Fashion. Danielle there has since denied herself the awesome Papyrus brings.

Not to be outdone, my good friend, Ty, submitted this blog as a link at the excellent typographic resource, Typophile. Scope that node, chode!

Morning News

I'm no fan of genocide but funny is funny. I ran across this news article about an Atlanta entrepreneur who happened to adapt Wal•Mart's likeness as part of his little joke.



For being the largest commercial retailer in the US, you'd think they'd have better things to do with their litigation money.

Forget About Pants...

It all comes down to this...



Aside from underwear having a "Side A" and "Side B", I don't know a whole lot about fashion. I will say that if their choice in fonts is any indication to their kind of fashion sense, then we are looking at one of the most stylish, elegant, and unique designers out there. I don't know what these people are wearing might be called but I want five.

This is the first link I have had submitted. It was emailed to me by "b b" and I want to thank him or her tremendously for it!

Awesome Camp

So the first people I met in Atlanta that moved away because of how ugly and dumb I am are doing okay. In fact, Ty (tywilkins.com) emailed with a status report and a link to some shots of their lil' baby. He actually got me wise to the stuff at 420 Design in the previous post.

At any rate, his brother is going to camp I guess and on the application's header and footer:



Sign me up!

Papyrus Online

So there's this...



Aside from using the best font known to man or beast, she's doing a great thing and I admire that. Cancer is no laughing matter. Old ladies on harley's... now talk about hot! Somebody hand me a tissue! I need to blow my—

nose. Why, what were you thinking? What's funniest about this particular usage is that I think they are using Papyrus in the HTML text and not as an image. This of course, would require the user's system to have Papyrus installed on it. Good call, Skert.

Oh boy, and after that, we got this...



Nice logo, Bone Clones.

We Have a Thunder Thief

Actually, I would be that thunder thief as this little tidbit was published back in June of last year. I honestly can't tell what this drunkard is trying to get at. If I am not mistaken, I'd say he is (as they say) dissing Pappy. Ol' Rus. Despite this gem:



Let me just do a blow by blow rebuttle to his last paragraph here:

I’m not saying you should never use Papyrus.

Good!

I’m sure it has its place somewhere (and if you know where, please let me know!).

How about everywhere? That's where!

But the overuse of it makes me wonder why on Earth would a business continue to use it in their logo or sales/marketing materials? It’s a font that’s used by many. Enough people have (over)used it that it’s no longer unique, and that lack of uniqueness spills over into the material the font is being used in.

I don't think that's really a setence. What a drunk!

From a business marketing standpoint this is virtual suicide.

What's so bad about that?

You’re effectively conforming rather than standing out, in which case… why bother?

Standing out just makes you a target and will never pay off in the dog eat dog world of marketing.

It's okay Papyrus. I won't let them hurt you.

Nothing Corny About It

Actually... the headline is corny. The popcorn is corny... and cheesy (4 kinds). The use if Papyrus here is anything but...




I saw that thar bag at the Movie Gallery here by the apartment. We rented "Lord of War" which sucked ass so hard I got a hickey (on my butt). We also got the excellent Enron Documentary, "The Smartest Guys in the Room". It's truly disgusting to see these arrogant, mug, little crooks illegally bilk and milk the free-market teet and then walk off with millions of dollars while the thousands of people they employed lost everything. Oh glorious capitalism.

Papyrus on the Inside

I'm temping at the Weather Channel. What's interesting about the rat-race cliché, is that when you get enough cubicles onto a floor of an officebuilding, it does start to resemble a maze. Amazing. So I get all these internal emails. This one came today:


I expect to see it in health food stores and on soap, but in a corporate email signiture, I love it.

You know, it also occurred to me that the elevator in an office building is the public bus of the city, stopping at each stop, each with their unwritten rules, where rules rule. And they do.