When I found this video on youtube, all I could think of was how much I’d love it if it talked about chemistry instead of english. Then I realized that geeks come in all colors. That is when I realized that I know more english geeks than any other kind! First of all, I’ve changed the names to protect the geeky, but if I didn’t name you, you know who you are! While watching this clip, I was thinking how Mr. Galapagos and Kelly the MasterDebator would be geeking out to this kinda stuff.
Because I’m more of a science afficionado than an english connoseur, I can only imagine the reaction an english dork might have. They’re gonna be all:
“My Word, such folly and whimsy in the satire of this allegorical interpretation of the minutiae of grammatica. I must expose my fellow academians to this nugget of ambrosia only Thalia could have gently placed in my ears and eyes, oh sweet goddess of all that is funny!”
Then they will light their pipes and sip on their 100yr old scotch. Trust me, that’s how english dorks behave behind closed doors.
Getting back to the question at hand, if I had to pick right now the font that I’d be, it would have to be
This font is bold enough to get your attention (just like me), but not too bold that it gets annoying. There’s structure and rigidity in the letters, especially the all-caps, but at the same time there’s a sense of softness and emotion in the lower caps and numbers. That pretty much describes me in a nutshell. I wish I could write my blog using that font, but I haven’t figured out how to change the font on this blog thing to a cool font like Modern No. 20. I also dig the name, since I’m a Neo-Future Modernist.
To the 10 people that read this blog, if you could be any font, which one would it be? And don’t say Helvetica, that is sooo clichey!







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March 2, 2009 at 3:14 PM
Tim
Magik Marker!!
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/highground/magik-marker/
March 2, 2009 at 3:49 PM
fremenalex
I was actually gonna ask why, but Magic Marker fits you in so many levels!
P.S. DUDE! I remember now what that font reminds me of: ICP.
March 22, 2009 at 10:21 PM
Egagropila
Courier.
April 3, 2009 at 11:44 PM
eloriane
I don’t know which I’d be, because I love too many, but I have to say, as someone who is really, really into fonts, I kind of can’t stand that video! The characters are all cutesy puns based on the names of the fonts rather than the actual character of the font, and nowhere is this more evident than Comic Sans. Anyone who cares about fonts loathes Comic Sans. It represents all the evil that lurks in the seedy underbelly of the graphic design world. It would never save the day!
Also, why are only three fonts female? Bonus points for making Futura female, at least. Cool font, cool role in the story.