Typography Geek Gifts

'Shoot! I left a bunch of @#&%@!!** typographical symbols around here somewhere!'

'Hello, Acme signs? This is the Berger & Coles Law Office...'

"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.'

Sign Reform

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

'Very good and to the point.'

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

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

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

'Nice graphics.'

The Graphic Designers EYE EXAM

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

"I'm hooking up with this guy who makes the funniest typos."

Foodies at a Diner. We'll have the alphabet soup, unless it's Helvetica or Times New Roman.

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

Just don't mention his size. He's so case-sensitive. D D d

School of Arts and Sciences.

Writer breaks in new electric typewriter.

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

'I'm going to dictate a stern letter of reprimand for Watkins, but let's soften the blow with a Comic Sans font.'

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

Francis Picabia

Unknown historical typos: Isaac Newton presser, 1687

'So, the memo said, 'twenty-one gnu salute' huh?'

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.

"Reviving the old all type, eh?"

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

Ignore that guy - He thinks he deserves attention because he's italicized. I.

I've given up on my youthful dreams of having a big income, a big house and a big car. At this point, I've settled for having a BIG FONT.

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

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