The more I think about it, the more reluctant I am to call myself a proper type nerd. I’m only passingly familiar with all the various minutiae that would make me a true Typography wonk.
Despite that, I am a nerd who is fairly passionate about type. I almost always notice bad kerning and have a borderline obsession when it comes to a few particular typefaces. And when I say borderline obsession, I mean all consuming sickness. Seriously, ask me about Helvetica or Futura sometime and I swear I’ll bore you to tears with pointless facts and observations.
I think it mostly comes down to liking elegant, modern design tho — and Ugmonk‘s Lowercase tee fits that bill. There’s something about that gigantic lowercase “A” along with the comparatively small remainder of the alphabet that really does it for me.
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Ah, Clarendon: such a distinctive ‘a’! I reckon it’s the Linotype cut, at that. I’m not a fully-fledged type nerd either, but, like you say, it’s easy to become obsessed with particular faces!
I actually know nothing at all about typography and am interested in, well, what interests you. Please, rant at me! What’s up with Helvetica? I like typing in Trebuchet MS. That’s… that’s all I know. It looks pretty.
Thanks for the post!
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