Archive for category Humor
New Years Celebration
Posted by fontgear in Humor, Interesting on January 3, 2011
Social Media Nativity
Posted by fontgear in Humor, Interesting on December 25, 2010
Very well done Christmas video… a sort of modernized version. Enjoy!
Official FontGear mascot
Posted by fontgear in Humor, Interesting on October 25, 2010
We’ve decided that we need an official mascot around here, so… here she is.. Chloe!
The secret Helvetica alliance
Posted by fontgear in Font Related, Humor, Uncategorized on September 7, 2010
Helvetica is a great typeface. And although any respectable designer has an appropriate regard for Helvetica, it seems that Apple is a bit love drunk over the whole thing.
Have you notice how many versions of Helvetica you have on your Mac? Helvetica LT MM, Helvetica.dfont, HelvecticaCY.dfont, HelveticaNeue.dfont, maybe more.
It’s like a secret alliance hiding in the depths of your font folders. Gives me the creeps.
and of course having all those Helveticas hanging around makes problems.
Apparently the only solution is to buy and install an OpenType version of Helvetica with a slightly different name and only and forever use that one. Just ignore the others.
Or you can use a font manager to manage your system fonts.
Related Links: FontDoctor, FontXChange
My fonts hate me
Posted by fontgear in Font Related, Humor, Interesting on September 1, 2010
I have a love/hate relationship with fonts. Sexy, thin, bold, and curvy – I love them like a zit-creamed-love-sickened-hormonal teenager.
But really, I think they hate me. I don’t know why. It just seems like they’re always messing with me.
For one thing, I’ve caught them in folders with other fonts. It’s like they can’t wait until I leave so they can move around amongst themselves – partying and such.
Also – and I think I’m being reasonable about all this – but a little faithfulness would be nice. Instead, for reasons known only by Mr. Computer Person, fonts turn on me. Corrupted like the idiot crack-heads they really are.
Then, or course, they leave – perhaps lost somewhere in the abyss of the 3200 different font folders in Mac OSX.
Creative Genius for iPhone
Posted by fontgear in Humor, Interesting, Software, Technical on June 4, 2010
Yesterday we released the first version of the Creative Genius iPhone app.
Creative Genius will challenge your skills in art, music, architecture, fashion, and more. Rich graphics, great trivia questions, and fun games built around cool iPhone technologies will test even the most artistically gifted.
Choose from 3 levels of play and win a position in the Creative Genius Hall of Fame.
Pac-Man turns 30!
Posted by fontgear in Font Related, Humor, Interesting on May 22, 2010
Well – if you somehow missed it, Pac Man turned 30 this week. In fact, you can go to Google’s home page and play an online version that is an extremely good re-do of the original (I should know, I was there when it came out – although Stargate was my thing).
So, what could be more appropriate for the FontGear blog than a post about Pac Man fonts?
Check these out…
Pacfont
Namco
8 Bit Wonder
