Comments on: Your favorite typeface rocks.

Your favorite typeface rocks.

ardgedee — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:22:15 -0800

Your favorite rock typefaces.

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By: jonp72

jonp72 — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:35:01 -0800

I'm sorry, but how can you have a discussion of rock-n-roll typefaces without discussing heavy metal? Led Zeppelin, Def Leppard, Black Sabbath. If you want a typeface that shouts ROCK!!!, then you should be cribbing it from one of their albums. And let's forget that we have heavy metal to thank for giving the ümlaüt its proper due.

By: sir_rubixalot

sir_rubixalot — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:38:26 -0800

I thought the same thing jonp72. I know this particular genre of videos are proliferating like horny bunnies, but I still enjoy watching the "typeface" videos.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:38:39 -0800

And let's forget that we have heavy metal to thank for giving the ümlaüt its proper due. Fückïn' &Auml!

By: jonmc

jonmc — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:39:15 -0800

Öh shït...

By: Caduceus

Caduceus — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:34:18 -0800

This isn't really a discussion of rock-n-roll typefaces, though, it's a collection of (very cool) videos doing neat things with typography. Now, I'm not denying that someone should do a Sabbath song using Sabbath typefaces, but it doesn't make a lot of sense to get up in arms about something that is orthogonal to the actual FPP.

By: scope the lobe

scope the lobe — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:19:49 -0800

I'm sorry but these advertisements are so condescending. It's obvious that the ad execs responsible have no clue about why I choose to wear my baby. Oh, wrong thread. I saw slow-panning, animated text and thought I was in the thread about twitter moms who were Björn to be riled by Motrin ads. (sorry that was the best babywearing/rock'n'roll/umlaut pun I could come up with.)

By: nosila

nosila — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:20:26 -0800

I'm more up in arms about this: ¨How upsetting is it ¨that you ¨can't put an umlaut over a consonant? Freedom from the ¨tÿ¨rä¨n¨t¨s!!!

By: jeffburdges

jeffburdges — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:12:53 -0800

It's been done much better by Moby & Mylene Farmer.

By: twistedonion

twistedonion — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:43:41 -0800

Can't find it online but Prince Sign of the Times was a great video for this I think. All in Times, obviously.

By: Saddo

Saddo — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:37:51 -0800

Your favourite typeface sucks.

By: Mcable

Mcable — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:34:04 -0800

Can't say I ever really thought of Helvetica as a rock typeface, but what the hell. Just don't say Arial is one or I'll have to come down there and kick some ass.

By: Casuistry

Casuistry — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:16:05 -0800

One of my favorite examples.

By: elfollador

elfollador — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:41:00 -0800

Also mentioned previously somewhere, but apropos here, Softlights and Vote For Hope.

By: fontophilic

fontophilic — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:41:11 -0800

Rock Band's typography reinvented Herb Lubalin's Avant Garde for me as a lean, rockin' typeface, and shed it's dated 70's pop music history. I have to say though, that last video was over for me when "throoooooooooooouuuuuuugggghhh" came on the screen. Uggh.

By: redsparkler

redsparkler — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:36:54 -0800

I went and found the Mountain Goats' Sax Rohmer #1, in order to include it, but Casuistry had the same good taste, but a quicker posting finger.

By: davejay

davejay — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:40:25 -0800

Can't say I ever really thought of Helvetica as a rock typeface, but what the hell. Just don't say Arial is one or I'll have to come down there and kick some ass. I don't know why, but this made me suddenly start thinking about a fictional band called Pants Sans.

By: computech_apolloniajames

computech_apolloniajames — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:40:38 -0800

I really dig El Cuarteto. Thanks for the tip!