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12 January 2007

fumy

post by: Capn at: 11:19 | 16 comments

That's brilliant, as is your title post.

posted by BoringPostcards 12 January | 11:20

Yes, both are great. Love the sweatshirt.

posted by iconomy 12 January | 11:21

*scratches head and walks out of post*

posted by LunaticFringe 12 January | 11:43

*admits getting the sweatshirt but not the title*

posted by danostuporstar 12 January | 11:55

Guys, the kerning is the space between letters. Often, if you kern the Ns in Funny too tightly, it looks like it reads "Fumy."

I loves me a good typography joke. But not to the exclusion of others, ie the "layman" the site mentions...designers can be just as bad as the guy fixing your computer, in terms of eye-rolling patronizing.

posted by SassHat 12 January | 12:00

Ah, thanks, SassHat. But how is "layman" patronizing?

posted by danostuporstar 12 January | 12:02

Reading the word click as dick is another great example of what bad kerning can do. Or good, depending on the effect you're after.

posted by iconomy 12 January | 12:17

Man, I can't find a picture of it online, but in the movie Election, Reese Witherspoon's character was named Tracy Flick. She was running for class president, and made all these cupcakes with icing that said "PICK FLICK!" She picked one up and held it to the camera, smiling, and the writing on it was so tight that it looked like it said "PICK FUCK!"

posted by BoringPostcards 12 January | 12:22

BP, I love that movie and have never noticed that! Hee.

And I think the sweatshirt and post title are both very clever.

posted by Specklet 12 January | 12:31

BP, i loved that bit.

posted by ethylene 12 January | 12:41

I noticed that! I had totally forgotten about it until now. Fun movie - I just saw it again last week.

posted by iconomy 12 January | 12:44

Ok I got the title but not the shirt, can someone explain that part to me?

posted by Mitheral 12 January | 12:45

Let me FLICK this thing off my cornputer first.

posted by found dog one eye 12 January | 12:52

Somebody at my library made this sign last year.

≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by box 12 January | 12:52

No wonder you're having a problem picking a movie, box.

Mitheral, the zip lets one adjust the space between the letters, thus demonstrating kerning.

posted by ethylene 12 January | 12:55

Very fumy. And thanks for the explanation on kerning. I had wondered but not enough to look it up.

posted by deborah 12 January | 13:59

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