December 22, 2005
Newsflash: Effective typography = Ugly
Ah. How nice. A plus even. It's been a while since a post caused my hackles to raise, but this one happened to do it. And while I'd like to write a rant about this one, I'm just going to sit and simmer for a while.
Maybe I'm missing something.
Yes, yes. I'm admittedly a total fanboy suckup when it comes to the folks shown here. I think they have a definite eye for page composition that makes me green with envy. How they can get create compelling designs with a simple but effective use of type sometimes boggles my rather feeble brain. So, like a fanboy, I have my ire invoked by posts such as this.
Here's what I learned: the effective use of typography is ugly. Silly me. Now, I can go back to irreverently slapping graphics all over my site. I thought I was going to have to think about design for a second. (I'm not going to insult your intelligence by commenting on the irony of the situation, given the site on which this was posted, gentle reader. I respect you too much for that.)
Not much to read, but here it is: Ugly is trendy?
A plus, to be sure. Thanks for the guidance. Now, I can start off the new year on the right foot.
(via Whitespace, over which I've drooled before in "Skip hypocritical today; discover Whitespace")
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Newsflash: Effective typography = Ugly
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