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July 25, 2012 7:10 AM Subscribe
Superhero Typographic Classifications: "The most distinguishing factor of any font is its characters. Hidden beneath these characters, each typeface also has character—its own unique characteristics. However classified this information may seem, when used correctly, typefaces often speak to us more powerfully than the words that are written with them."
"typefaces often speak to us more powerfully than the words that are written with them"
Is there a typeface that says "Citation needed"?
posted by memebake at 7:23 AM on July 25, 2012 [5 favorites]
Is there a typeface that says "Citation needed"?
posted by memebake at 7:23 AM on July 25, 2012 [5 favorites]
Sigh.... the pics are great, but (and I realize this is picky of me!) a little better use of grammar would have been nice, too.
posted by easily confused at 7:25 AM on July 25, 2012
posted by easily confused at 7:25 AM on July 25, 2012
These are much cooler than I would have expected if I had known what I was expecting when I clicked the link.
posted by etc. at 7:33 AM on July 25, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by etc. at 7:33 AM on July 25, 2012 [2 favorites]
Handwriting fonts accelerate comprehension? Citation needed, indeed.
posted by DU at 7:36 AM on July 25, 2012
posted by DU at 7:36 AM on July 25, 2012
I'm trying to figure out who would represent Comic Sans. Ambush Bug?
posted by Shepherd at 7:39 AM on July 25, 2012
posted by Shepherd at 7:39 AM on July 25, 2012
I'm trying to figure out who would represent Comic Sans.
Obviously.
posted by Fizz at 7:40 AM on July 25, 2012 [8 favorites]
Obviously.
posted by Fizz at 7:40 AM on July 25, 2012 [8 favorites]
The TicK! YEAH ^^^^
posted by TangerineGurl at 7:41 AM on July 25, 2012
posted by TangerineGurl at 7:41 AM on July 25, 2012
...I feel like I'm being pandered to.
posted by The Whelk at 7:43 AM on July 25, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 7:43 AM on July 25, 2012 [2 favorites]
Ambush Bug would be Wingdings.
posted by griphus at 8:09 AM on July 25, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by griphus at 8:09 AM on July 25, 2012 [1 favorite]
I was gonna say Deadpool for Comic Sans, myself.
posted by laconic skeuomorph at 8:53 AM on July 25, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by laconic skeuomorph at 8:53 AM on July 25, 2012 [2 favorites]
Catwoman, Spider-Man and the Flash were great!
posted by jason_steakums at 8:59 AM on July 25, 2012
posted by jason_steakums at 8:59 AM on July 25, 2012
Hidden beneath these characters, each typeface also has character—its own unique characteristics.
The character of this characteristic intro is easy to caricature, the character character character cataract catamaran. Here's some moderately pretty but entirely pointless illustrations, illustrating illustriously that form is much more important than content.
posted by iotic at 9:13 AM on July 25, 2012 [2 favorites]
The character of this characteristic intro is easy to caricature, the character character character cataract catamaran. Here's some moderately pretty but entirely pointless illustrations, illustrating illustriously that form is much more important than content.
posted by iotic at 9:13 AM on July 25, 2012 [2 favorites]
I agree laconic. Downright silly and will probably never die.
posted by cmfletcher at 10:15 AM on July 25, 2012
posted by cmfletcher at 10:15 AM on July 25, 2012
Catwoman, Spider-Man and the Flash were great!
I was going to say exactly that -- I thought they were pretty good expressions of the characters, with the Spider-Man hearkening back to the original Ditko.
The others I found kind of meh, but I figure that's not a bad batting record overall for the conceit.
...I feel like I'm being pandered to.
Yeah, that too.
Papyrus should be Aquaman.
What, not Hawkman?
posted by Zed at 10:24 AM on July 25, 2012
I was going to say exactly that -- I thought they were pretty good expressions of the characters, with the Spider-Man hearkening back to the original Ditko.
The others I found kind of meh, but I figure that's not a bad batting record overall for the conceit.
...I feel like I'm being pandered to.
Yeah, that too.
Papyrus should be Aquaman.
What, not Hawkman?
posted by Zed at 10:24 AM on July 25, 2012
I was going to say exactly that -- I thought they were pretty good expressions of the characters, with the Spider-Man hearkening back to the original Ditko.
I thought first of John Romita, Jr. (I would not be surprised if that specific drawing was used by Olin as reference, actually), but then JRjr's Spidey has the same wiry, slightly creepy look I also associate with Ditko, so I can see where you're coming from. Spidey along with Flash were definitely my favorites.
Also, how about Webdings for Deadpool?
posted by bettafish at 11:31 AM on July 25, 2012
I thought first of John Romita, Jr. (I would not be surprised if that specific drawing was used by Olin as reference, actually), but then JRjr's Spidey has the same wiry, slightly creepy look I also associate with Ditko, so I can see where you're coming from. Spidey along with Flash were definitely my favorites.
Also, how about Webdings for Deadpool?
posted by bettafish at 11:31 AM on July 25, 2012
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