Typography Detectives Gifts

"Your soup is delicious. The broth perfectly compliments the font."

Italica

Woman holds report: 'This has so many different fonts in it, I thougt it was a ransom note.'

'I think there was a typo in the lab instructions.'

'Don't worry. I'm not charging you for the extra lettering.'

'Very good and to the point.'

"This alphabet soup is in Times New Roman. I ordered Segoe Script! May I please speak to the chef?"

“The two spaces after a period were a dead giveaway.”

"Who's the idiot who filed Phil under F?"

'Nice graphics.'

The Graphic Designers EYE EXAM

'Sorry.. I don't date lower-case types.'

'I told you. . . H not S!'

Unknown historical typos: Isaac Newton presser, 1687

"By the way, there is only one 'L' in 'over-qualified'."

"Oh, it's not just the sign. Everything here is set in Comic Sans."

'Yes, we can get all this into your ad, but we'll have to set the copy in 0.00005 point type.'

School of Arts and Sciences.

The origins of bullet points.

'It's a nice font but before deciding we'd really like to see your font library.'

Alphabet Soup: Now in a bold new font.

The most important part of your job application. Font selection.

"Yeah, the Declaration of Independence is beautiful! What font is that?"

"Reviving the old all type, eh?"

My Mom texted me to let me know she hates all the fonts she saw this week.

An old-fashioned printer using an Albion press.

"Objection, your Honor! Leading the witness!"