I don't like the fonts used in Greenwald's jarring revelations

[cthulu2016]

If you look at this article, for instance, the sans-serif font used is a little broad. To my eyes, a slightly condensed sans-serif is more readable. Verdana, for instance, is more readable than a vanilla helvetica clone.

Having identified a flaw in the article, as presented in my browser, I was able to ignore its content and thus my beautiful mind remains untroubled.


http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/nsa-top-secret-program-online-data

[quinnox]

1. lol

not sure what this referring to/mocking, but I like it!

[Enrique]

2. Greenwald would use a broad sans-serif

it is SO like him.

[reformist2]

23. I *hate* broad sans-serif! Hate hate hate!

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Piece of trivia...my editor loves Verdana

[burnodo]

4. And all those pronouns!

That effin' BASTARD!

[Fumesucker]

5. Don't get me started on the nausea inducing kerning, either

Just don't...

[EOTE]

6. I think people who use fonts with any serifs at all are pretty much of the devil.

So I think you know how I feel about Greenwald. Myself? I'm a comic sans type o' guy.

[progressoid]

7. I heard that he used Comic Sans during the Bush years.

[LondonReign2]

8. He was against sans-serif in 2003!

You can't trust him!

[pennylane100]

9. I remember during my career as a advertising sales rep

I would work with the client on what she/he wanted to say in the ad and then the art department would produce an ad. I would sometimes specify a particular font for them to use as I loved browsing all the choices. I checked on Verdana and I think it is a really good choice.

[Quantess]

14. I don't like Verdana. It's too milquetoast.

Verdana makes me feel like I'm wearing pleated khakis.

New York Times is close to Verdana, but looks crisper.

[hootinholler]

10. If it ain't Times Roman it ain't fit for newspapers

You are so right!

[Aerows]

11. Meant to post this here, but got sidetracked. It's a X-post response.

1. You don't know what you are talking about
2. If you do know what you are talking about, it isn't relevant here.
3. Of course metadata is collected
4. Metadata shouldn't be collected but shut up that's why
5. Metadata isn't collected and even though it is, shut up, that's why.

I'd list the rest, but it's gotten ridiculous.

[awoke_in_2003]

20. Meta-data is collected in sans serif. nt

[Aerows]

22. It isn't collected

or at least it's collected but not parsed.

Well, it's parsed but only available for 72 hours, and only 7 days in extreme circumstances. But that's just in a database. That isn't stored.

[Quantess]

12. It's called the GiGi font.

http://fontzone.net/font-details/gigi
The font is gay and lives in Brazil.

[awoke_in_2003]

19. Your post gave me a chuckle, thanks. nt

[BlueStreak]

13. And the suit he was wearing. WTF? And that tie was atrocious.

Who cuts that guy's hair anyway?

[Aerows]

15. I hear he puts the toilet paper rolls

so that the paper falls down, instead of crossing delightfully over the roll.

Oh, don't get me started about how he eats his eggs. Just shameful.

[Jim Lane]

16. You know why he doesn't use Gotham?

Because the Obama campaign used Gotham and he hates Obama.

[hughee99]

17. Nothing written in a sans-serif font is really worth taking seriously. n/t

[awoke_in_2003]

18. Times New Roman or you hate America. nt

[awoke_in_2003]

21. DUzy nomination for this whole thread. nt

[pennylane100]

24. what font will we use to announce it.

[awoke_in_2003]

25. Not sans serif...

Or the terrorists have won.