Typography Nerd Gifts

'I've told you before, Comic Sans, we don't serve your type in here.'

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

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

Italica

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

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

Sign Reform

'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

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

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

School of Arts and Sciences.

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

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

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

Writer breaks in new electric typewriter.

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

'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!'

Unknown historical typos: Isaac Newton presser, 1687

Francis Picabia

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

The origins of bullet points.

Alphabet Soup: Now in a bold new font.

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

"Reviving the old all type, eh?"

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

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

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?"

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