Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Pizza Box Problems

Sure, papyrus has a "rustic" look. And that suits the Roman/Latin
aspect of the pizza industry, which wants to scream authenticity on
every box (recall the previous box slogan "You've tried the rest, now
try the best!"), but the alignment and leading issues here take all
the merit out of this typeface choice. The ascender crashing the
baseline makes me want to order Chinese.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Weltschmerz

This example really reveals the inanity of the ascenders.

At least there's an apostrophe

Saturday, August 16, 2008

all caps subhead

At least the overall weight is balanced with the headline.
Letterspacing could be tweaked slightly around the "A".

Thursday, August 7, 2008

More of a Nightmare

The all-caps HERB TEA is and new all-time low for this font.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Yet Another WTF Moment

A Sponge Caddy? Seriously! When will the insanity cease?

Cage Free Eggs, Fenced in Type

Interesting ligature on the E-g. Not so easily resolved on the L-a in
"large".

Sunday, August 3, 2008

driving me to drink

Italicized! Need I say more?

(also featuring a cool pint of Mad Hat Hefeweizen)

Saturday, August 2, 2008