I got here via Pr*tty Sh*tty and the whole Avatar thing. I work at a preschool associated with a church, and suddenly I find that I'm ashamed to say that I HAVE USED PAPYRUS in some of my publications! Including, Lord help, a big long laminated banner for book fairs and such! Why DO we church folk like it so much?
Honestly. I never thought it was so bad, just lent an easy-to-come-by (that is, preloaded and readily available) air of antiquity... but after all this that I'm reading about it, it's OFF my list!
(Ahem. What other fonts should I steer clear of? I'm totally ignorant of design, but some of the preschool's clients are not - and I don't want to look like a complete fool!)
What? Papyrus. The font I once used on a 5th grade paper about Egypt is now everywhere. Papyrus is taking over logos and products, print media and even websites. Papyrus Watch sets out to document and expose the overuse of the Papyrus font. Send us your sightings!
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I got here via Pr*tty Sh*tty and the whole Avatar thing. I work at a preschool associated with a church, and suddenly I find that I'm ashamed to say that I HAVE USED PAPYRUS in some of my publications! Including, Lord help, a big long laminated banner for book fairs and such! Why DO we church folk like it so much?
ReplyDeleteHonestly. I never thought it was so bad, just lent an easy-to-come-by (that is, preloaded and readily available) air of antiquity... but after all this that I'm reading about it, it's OFF my list!
(Ahem. What other fonts should I steer clear of? I'm totally ignorant of design, but some of the preschool's clients are not - and I don't want to look like a complete fool!)