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With the Good, Comes the Bad (Typography)

Posted by Anna T. on 13 January 2010 | 0 Comments

As the name of the blog post suggests, I wanted to give big thumbs up to fellow 'bad typography haters'. In all seriousness, looking at bad typography is certainly one way to learn more about it. So here it is; a collection of sites that will guide you through the world of typography mishaps.

// THE AWKWARD LINE-UP 

For me, Papyrus is one of the most annoyingly nauseating fonts in the history of humankind. I wasn't surprised to find that there is a whole secret coalition of people revolting against such over-used fonts as Papyrus and Comic Sans. Here are a few links you may find entertaining:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/type_gone_bad/ - A whole pool dedicated to hating

http://killpapyrus.com/

http://fuckpapyrus.com/

http://papyrus-sucks.com/

http://xkcd.com/590/

http://badtype.com/pages/home.htm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/typeoff/507668814/

http://lmnop.blogs.com/lauren/2006/10/americas_most_f.html

But we can only hate for so long, you know? Here's a moderate viewpoint:

http://designorati.com/articles/t1/typography/1023/are-we-being-too-mean-to-bad-fonts.php