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6. I think people who use fonts with any serifs at all are pretty much of the devil.

Wed Jul 31, 2013, 03:59 PM

Jul 2013

So I think you know how I feel about Greenwald. Myself? I'm a comic sans type o' guy.

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I don't like the fonts used in Greenwald's jarring revelations [View all] cthulu2016 Jul 2013 OP

lol quinnox Jul 2013 #1

Greenwald would use a broad sans-serif Enrique Jul 2013 #2

I *hate* broad sans-serif! Hate hate hate! reformist2 Jul 2013 #23

Piece of trivia...my editor loves Verdana nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #3

And all those pronouns! burnodo Jul 2013 #4

Don't get me started on the nausea inducing kerning, either Fumesucker Jul 2013 #5

I heard that he used Comic Sans during the Bush years. progressoid Jul 2013 #7

He was against sans-serif in 2003! LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #8

I remember during my career as a advertising sales rep pennylane100 Jul 2013 #9

I don't like Verdana. It's too milquetoast. Quantess Jul 2013 #14

If it ain't Times Roman it ain't fit for newspapers hootinholler Jul 2013 #10

Meta-data is collected in sans serif. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #20

It isn't collected Aerows Jul 2013 #22

It's called the GiGi font. Quantess Jul 2013 #12

Your post gave me a chuckle, thanks. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #19

And the suit he was wearing. WTF? And that tie was atrocious. BlueStreak Jul 2013 #13

I hear he puts the toilet paper rolls Aerows Jul 2013 #15

You know why he doesn't use Gotham? Jim Lane Jul 2013 #16

Times New Roman or you hate America. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #18

DUzy nomination for this whole thread. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #21

what font will we use to announce it. pennylane100 Aug 2013 #24

Not sans serif... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #25