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Last broadcast on Tue, 6 Dec 2011, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
"Just My Type" - a book about fonts by Simon Garfield.
Read by Julian Rhind Tutt
From type on the high street and book covers, to the print in our homes and offices, our world is surrounded by and spelt out by fonts. Little do we realise how our everyday choices are subtly informed and manipulated by these miniature works of art. Simon Garfield explores the history of the font and the people who brought them into being.
This week we begin to tell the story of the creation of the font - and start with a stark warning concerning the terrible reputation of the much derided 'comic sans'. What started out as a thrilling new concept quickly turned into a a rather bizarre hate campaign.
Producer: Clive Brill
A Pacificus Production for BBC Radio 4.
Ban Comic Sans
The bunny gets it – hard-hitting propaganda from the Ban Comic Sans website.
All images are from Just My Type: A Book About Fonts by Simon Garfield (Profile Books
Watchmen
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s Watchmen – a dark inspiration for Comic Sans.
All images are from Just My Type: A Book About Fonts by Simon Garfield(Profile Books).
Comic Sans
Comic Sans in all its childlike glory.
All images are from Just My Type: A Book About Fonts by Simon Garfield(Profile Books)
Broadcasts
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Mon 5 Dec 201109:45
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Tue 6 Dec 201100:30
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