faster pussycat... type! type!

I never knew how many letters there were in the dolphin alphabet.

i like books that tell you what font was used when it was printed. the majority of books do not do this. but since i am a big font geek, i like it. sometimes, they even give the characteristics of the font.

"the text in this book was set with adobe garamond pro. an elegant and readable old style font, adobe garamond is based on the original garamond created by claude garamond (1480-1561)"

i don't think i will use garamond in my book. too overused. i'm very fond of adobe minion. there is something so cheery about the lower case j in that font. i like it. palatino used to be my favorite serif, my resume uses palatino. but i've experienced so much more, fontwise, since then. i've grown, in a typographic way. i also like of adobe electra for a variety of reasons. first, the name. second, it's a serif, but just a little bit funky, you know. it takes chances. and i like the little flat top lower case f.

in a conference call on friday, evildeb told them babytechs that i was sending them naked pictures of myself. which resulted in shock, horror, trepidation, disgust, and confusion on their part. i turned to her and asked her why that was necessary. she said it was because i was sending them an email [true] and they jokingly asked if it was work appropriate [true, although they knew it was actually about page layout software] and the only thing that could be inappropriate was naked pictures and they had to be of me because i was talking. she is such a pain. like i needed that kind of humilation. and if it were not for the fact that i left immediately after that meeting, i would have done something to get her back.

but now it's monday and i lack inspiration. that's kind of sad.

Posted by jodi at mars 15, 2004 04:07 PM

From one font geek, to another - I like both of the fonts you linked to. I think I'd have a hard time choosing between them. Oh, and I've never seen a book that lists what font was used. Of course, I've never looked, before, either. Now I'm going to have to.

Posted by: Romy at mars 15, 2004 06:07 PM

it's not common. most books don't. but a very few do.

Posted by: jodi at mars 15, 2004 07:28 PM

Hmmmm....as another "font geek" I must admit I'm quite partial to Book Antiqua.

Posted by: Sarah at mars 16, 2004 09:17 AM

hmmm... book antiqua is not an adobe font. i think that's a windows font. lloyd, the clown prince of fonts says it's "fake palatino." so i guess i would agree with you, as i am a fan of the palatino.

now, if it were personal communication, not a book or anything, i would use venis. which is not an adobe font. but a fun, sassy, casual little serif i liked so much, i bought it. i think it was on sale.

http://www.chank.com/font_detail.php?sku=5374

Posted by: jodi at mars 16, 2004 09:28 AM

I also like when authors mention the fonts used. Few do, I think Carl Hiaasen does (I'm sure if was that old favourite Adobe Garamond). A quick search on the web did not return a handy page of typographically aware authors who list the fonts in the foreword of their novels. You better start a page to catalogue these immediately Jodi.

Posted by: Louise at mars 16, 2004 10:19 AM

louise, i'll get right on. i just have to find some books with fonts mentioned first. and then i will start a page that lists them off. with their books. because typographically aware authors deserve extra accolades. and love.

Posted by: jodi at mars 16, 2004 10:31 AM

i think douglas adams used to. i still am sad that he died. =(

Posted by: arifa at mars 16, 2004 12:36 PM

i, too, am sad. but i need confirmation. so go home and look at your books. otherwise, how i will i compile a list of typographically aware authors and look like the complete and total geek that i am?

Posted by: jodi at mars 16, 2004 12:48 PM

i've noticed the font mention in books before. but i can't remember where. but if i find a mention anywhere, i will be sure to inform your font geeky self.

Posted by: loon at mars 17, 2004 07:04 AM