UPDATE APPENDED
Sigh. I wish I was cooper black italic. Alas, I’m universal—it’s my typeface, or so says a design firm called Pentagram.
Want to find out your typeface? Pentagram has an easy questionnaire that takes about one minute to complete. Once you’re done, it will tell you your typeface.
Make sure your speakers are turned on. If you’re tuning in from the office you might want to put on your headphones.
Here’s the link, the password is “character” (no quotation marks).
And, for the record, I disagree that my typeface is universal.
(Thanks, Mike, for sharing this with me!)
UPDATE: If you'd like another diversion related to visuals, check out a fabulous Web site called Cheese or Font. Here's what happens: The site gives you a word that is either a cheese or font. You have to decide which it is. Quite simple, really. Here's an example: Halda—cheese or font?
Thanks Ragan executive editor Rob Reinalda (he's word_czar on Twitter) for this gem.
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Unfamiliar with Ms. Cook? Don't worry. Her fans didn't seem to care that she died either--at least not in the digital sense.
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Posted on April 11, 2013 02:30
Nice Post. It's really a very good article. I noticed all your important points. Thanks.
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Posted on July 25, 2012 08:54
Awesome!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!
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Posted on June 7, 2012 03:49
I like this blog its a master peace ! Glad I found this on google. “Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.” by Thomas Huxley.
Posted by buy mattresses online | May 28, 2012 9:21 AM
Posted on May 28, 2012 09:21
Thanks for the quick diversion, Mike!
Posted by Monster Beats online | October 21, 2011 2:46 AM
Posted on October 21, 2011 02:46
Plastica!!! How fun!!!
Posted by claudia | February 9, 2010 5:45 PM
Posted on February 9, 2010 17:45
The CollegeHumor.com Web site has a video titled "Font Conference," where typefaces are assigned human characteristics. Great for a laugh:
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1823766
There's also a sequel, "Font Fight":
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1908292
Posted by Nat Silverman | February 3, 2010 6:57 PM
Posted on February 3, 2010 18:57
Please don't taint the Pentagram site with that "Cheese or Font" site. I could pick 10,000 random bastard pc fonts and throw them on there and nobody would ever know the difference. True type is the only way to life!!!
Posted by type police | January 13, 2010 8:46 AM
Posted on January 13, 2010 08:46
Pistilli Roman is the one for me too, it seems! Never heard of it either but I've definitely seen worse...
Posted by Wosila | January 13, 2010 8:33 AM
Posted on January 13, 2010 08:33
Funny how "does" is in my typeface and I'm always considered the "go-to" person.
Posted by Van Doesburg here | January 12, 2010 6:57 PM
Posted on January 12, 2010 18:57
This is beautifully produced. I'm Archer Hairline -- never heard of it, but I like it!!
Posted by Tracy Weisman | January 12, 2010 1:16 PM
Posted on January 12, 2010 13:16
I'm "dot matrix" -- a typeface I don't like at all!
Posted by pinktourmaline | January 12, 2010 9:50 AM
Posted on January 12, 2010 09:50
Please tell me someone else noticed the model hand flipping us the bird in the background! I was Pistilli Roman...not too shabby...
Posted by Kristen | January 11, 2010 1:46 PM
Posted on January 11, 2010 13:46
Universal?
Michael, that means you're a man for all seasons! (How's that for a BOLD statement?)
You'd rather be a Wingding?
Posted by Mike | January 8, 2010 6:17 PM
Posted on January 8, 2010 18:17
Excellent Friday afternoon diversion during the waning workday hours. Van Doesburg was my type.
Posted by J.T. | January 8, 2010 2:20 PM
Posted on January 8, 2010 14:20
Dot matrix. Huh? Who uses that? And I thought I was a pretty modern type of gal!
Posted by Lisa A | January 8, 2010 1:25 PM
Posted on January 8, 2010 13:25
Yikes! Dot matrix
I may need psychotherapy just for that diagnosis.
Posted by Teresa Jenkins | January 8, 2010 11:03 AM
Posted on January 8, 2010 11:03
Universal?
Michael, this means you're a man for all seasons! (How's that for a BOLD statement?)
You'd rather be a Wingding?
Posted by Mike | January 8, 2010 9:39 AM
Posted on January 8, 2010 09:39
What a great interactive video survey! I was so engrossed in the process, and the headless inquisitor, that I kept forgetting the question - but I'm a Van Doesburg for the record!
Posted by Keith Hart | January 8, 2010 9:36 AM
Posted on January 8, 2010 09:36
Fun quiz. Cooper Black Italic here.
Posted by Liz | January 8, 2010 9:06 AM
Posted on January 8, 2010 09:06
Fun! Marina Script...love it!
Posted by Jean W | January 7, 2010 9:20 PM
Posted on January 7, 2010 21:20
What fun! Enjoyed finding out that I'm Van Doesburg, being emotional but disciplined.
Posted by Sherrie Simmonds | January 7, 2010 7:14 PM
Posted on January 7, 2010 19:14
Yikes! I'm Pistilli Roman?! I've never heard of it before and it certainly doesn't sound very good. I think I'd prefer the stability and comfort of Universal.
Posted by Susan | January 7, 2010 11:49 AM
Posted on January 7, 2010 11:49
Cooper Black Italic here
Thanks for the diversion!
Posted by Carole | January 7, 2010 11:23 AM
Posted on January 7, 2010 11:23
Dave, I'm jealous. Expanded Antique sounds so much better than my typeface, universal. I never knew I was so dull.
Posted by Michael Sebastian | January 7, 2010 10:20 AM
Posted on January 7, 2010 10:20
Expanded Antique.
The host did an excellent impression of Benecio Del Toro's character in "Snatch," whether he meant to or not.
Thanks for the quick diversion, Mike!
Posted by Dave Hebert | January 7, 2010 9:43 AM
Posted on January 7, 2010 09:43