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22 October 2008

Website wishlist? What are the websites you wish someone would make that you would use on a semi-daily basis?→[More:]

I could really use a website that lists examples of fonts used by specific publications throughout the ages, so that when I need to re-format the two-page articles to fit onto one page for my boss' pitch packages, I don't have to go around guessing and using silly old Times New Roman. If I were a graphic designer, I'd probably be able to tell this sort of stuff, but since I'm not (I'm only playing one at work) I have no clue.

post by: TrishaLynn at: 10:33 | 7 comments

Jargon of the day. Site with an RSS feed that briefly but wittily mocks a particularly irritating bit of business jargon each day.

posted by TheophileEscargot 22 October | 12:43

"This is what you're having for dinner." And I want it to be synced with what I have in my cupboard/fridge at any given moment. It's not too much to ask, is it?

posted by Fuzzbean 22 October | 13:17

My idea for a site: Try to get McCain to clear brush. I think it would solidify his republican credentials. There should be a gallery of sweating republicans on their ranches. It would need some sort of petition and maybe a letter writing campaign. Also, maybe Obama invites wildfires by having a poorly maintained shrubbery around his house. Chicago already had one Great Fire -it doesn't need another!

It's McCain's only hope!

posted by spork 22 October | 16:07

oops, nix that "a"

posted by spork 22 October | 16:14

Jargon of the day. Site with an RSS feed that briefly but wittily mocks a particularly irritating bit of business jargon each day.

...?

posted by loiseau 22 October | 17:45

...when I need to re-format the two-page articles to fit onto one page for my boss' pitch packages, I don't have to go around guessing and using silly old Times New Roman.

Not a designer or anything like one, but we have done some experimenting here with which fonts can fit the maximum words on a page and still be readable - Arial Narrow is your friend here. Not the prettiest, but the most compact by quite a bit.

posted by dg 22 October | 23:28

Thanks loiseau!

posted by TheophileEscargot 23 October | 13:57

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