Tag: Font

01 SEP

This funky new font is made up entirely of brands

A digital studio called Hello Velocity has created a typeface that embraces well-known corporate logos and is still somehow far less annoying than Comic Sans. The studio says it creates “thought-provoking internet experiences,” and its Brand New Roman font is a clever statement on consumerism. Each letter and number draws from a corporate logo, and […]

03 OCT

Papyrus Creator Defends His Font After ‘Saturday Night Live’s ‘Avatar’ Takedown Goes Viral

Typography doesn’t sound like it has any latent comedic potential but throw in a wearied Ryan Gosling in a noir-inspired Saturday Night Live digital sketch, and suddenly, you’ve got comedy gold. The hilarious SNL “Papyrus” skit was such a brilliant takedown of the Avatar font that we’ve spotlighted it twice on our site. But the conspiracy surrounding this […]

02 OCT

The Morning Watch: Ryan Gosling Hates the ‘Avatar’ Font, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ VFX & More

(The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, the best sketch from the season premiere of […]

12 JUL

#FontGate: Forged docs from Pakistani PM’s daughter’s betrayed by Microsoft Word font

Published time: 12 Jul, 2017 11:00 A scandal is raging in Pakistan over a report claiming that the PM’s daughter, Maryam, forged documents for an investigation into illegal offshore properties using a Microsoft Word font introduced years after the documents were allegedly created. The papers she submitted were for a team looking into unlawful offshore […]