A reader came to the website recently, looking for information — according to the search string Google passed — on “Coldplay Fonts.” Coldplay uses Albertus MT for their logo typeface. COLDPLAY. See? (Assuming, of course, that you have Albertus MT installed on your machine. As I do.) No, I don’t have a font problem. IContinue reading “On Coldplay Fonts”
Tag Archives: Fonts
On a Declaration of War
My fellow writers, Times New Roman offends me. Its crimes against reason and common sense are legion. Times New Roman is common. Times New Roman is plebian. Times New Roman lacks style and panache. Times New Roman is blase. Times New Roman lacks art. Times New Roman has cast a spell upon the world. ItContinue reading “On a Declaration of War”
On Fonts
I found this top ten list of warning signs of being a fontaholic. Let’s run down the list, shall we? 10. You spend more time looking at how the name of the car in front of you is written rather than where you’re going. Can’t say I’ve done this, no. 9. You have 3 orContinue reading “On Fonts”
On a New Name Badge
I am a font whore — I have CDs with hundreds upon thousands of fonts. Sometimes the hardest part of sitting down and writing is deciding which nifty-keen font I should use. For the name badges the staff wears at work I used a Doctor Who font for the names. It was large, it wasContinue reading “On a New Name Badge”