December 2009
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An Avatar + Papyrus Hootnanny
So way back in August, I wrote this when the trailer was released. Of course now, the movie is out and a lot of people are going bananas over the use of Papyrus, the font recommended by 4 out of 5 people who don’t know a damn thing about design or typography. Gizmodo had this. In that, they share some of the twitter buzz and reveal that the subtitles are all in Papyrus as well. Some great...
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Papyrus overload
Rob is on the job! He sent in some new stuff.
hey! I’ve noticed the overuse of papyrus for probably over 2 years, about a year ago i started vocalizing about it.
so anyways, we had a Halloween party this year and I made the banner with our favorite font! completely forgot about it, as a joke. and as expected, no one really understood the joke. it fit right in!
He goes on:
the wolf run one...
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Rhythm & Jews
seriously… This was sent in by Rob who concurs, “religion loves papyrus!” Thanks for sending, Rob. I love the “It’s a MITZVAH… at a BAR”. Very clever, Papyrus lovers.
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The Canadian Humane Society ♥'s puppies and...
This one comes from Chaz: So the design there is actually not bad… but but it was clearly incomplete before they slapped that Pap on it. Thanks for sharing!
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religion Papyrus from here to eternity
At this point, it’s pretty clear that religion is looking to corner the Papyrus market. I’m cool with that. Today, a guy here in the office said that I look like Jesus, which I guess isn’t that bad since Jesus always looked pretty ripped (emaciated). I told this guy, who is a black guy, Jesus was black. He agreed saying, “the version you always see though.” So I look...
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Zulu Sport ♥s Papyrus
I was like, totally shopping one day and forrill grrrl, I like, totally saw this sign. I was shopping. For a hat. They guy who was running the booth thought I really liked the bracelets until I explained I was taking a picture of the font. At that point, I think he was thinking about calling the police. He probably concluded that anyone lame enough to snap pictures of fonts is dangerous only if...