Comments on: Font made of stacked books http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/font-made-of-stacked.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: LB http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/font-made-of-stacked.html#comment-433715 LB Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433715 If they weren't displayed here in alphabetical order, would I be able to decipher what letter each one was? If they weren’t displayed here in alphabetical order, would I be able to decipher what letter each one was?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/font-made-of-stacked.html#comment-438073 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-438073 nice! just googled and found her website: http://www.amandinealessandra.com/ nice! just googled and found her website: http://www.amandinealessandra.com/

]]> By: nosehat http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/font-made-of-stacked.html#comment-433759 nosehat Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433759 I kind of like it, but as a hidden-text sort of thing. A sentence or two in this font will fill a whole page, and just look like a random scramble of books to the uninitiated. I kind of like it, but as a hidden-text sort of thing. A sentence or two in this font will fill a whole page, and just look like a random scramble of books to the uninitiated.

]]> By: olympia http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/font-made-of-stacked.html#comment-433764 olympia Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433764 I'm sorry, this is too book-punk design over function. I like the army men alphabet way better, but even that is not legible. F for eFFort! I’m sorry, this is too book-punk design over function. I like the army men alphabet way better, but even that is not legible. F for eFFort!

]]> By: lobsterfancy http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/font-made-of-stacked.html#comment-433788 lobsterfancy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433788 The majority of these letters are barely even legible. The majority of these letters are barely even legible.

]]> By: Gearhead http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/font-made-of-stacked.html#comment-434083 Gearhead Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-434083 Rather incohesive, and pretty tough to read as a “font”. What about all those punctuation marks and “funny” accents, for another thing? Nice try, however. Rather incohesive, and pretty tough to read as a “font”. What about all those punctuation marks and “funny” accents, for another thing? Nice try, however.

]]> By: TroofSeeker http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/font-made-of-stacked.html#comment-433588 TroofSeeker Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433588 I used to do fliers to invite friends to parties. I once wrote the host's name in hairy clams. I thought that was pretty cool, but unfortunately I promised Oliver that I wouldn't write in hairy clams any more, so he would have an exclusive. Too bad; I wish I hadn't promised that. I used to do fliers to invite friends to parties. I once wrote the host’s name in hairy clams. I thought that was pretty cool, but unfortunately I promised Oliver that I wouldn’t write in hairy clams any more, so he would have an exclusive. Too bad; I wish I hadn’t promised that.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/font-made-of-stacked.html#comment-433850 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433850 The books should have been more thoroughly shuffled from letter to letter. I like that strings of letters look relatively continuous, but the recurring pattern of similarly stacked books kills the effect. Overall unsuccessful on all counts practical and aesthetic. The books should have been more thoroughly shuffled from letter to letter. I like that strings of letters look relatively continuous, but the recurring pattern of similarly stacked books kills the effect.

Overall unsuccessful on all counts practical and aesthetic.

]]> By: Tenn http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/font-made-of-stacked.html#comment-433595 Tenn Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433595 Incomprehensible, even for a single-use attention grabbing font. -Shudder- Pretty idea and execution, though. Maybe if the colored book spines were wider? Incomprehensible, even for a single-use attention grabbing font. -Shudder-

Pretty idea and execution, though. Maybe if the colored book spines were wider?

]]> By: ___kid___chival0us http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/font-made-of-stacked.html#comment-433596 ___kid___chival0us Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433596 obviously photoshopped obviously photoshopped

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/font-made-of-stacked.html#comment-435901 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-435901 i like the way this work on typography echoes the traditional composition of text with metal cast - like the letter press, see for ex: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterpress nice one! i like the way this work on typography echoes the traditional composition of text with metal cast – like the letter press, see for ex: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterpress

nice one!

]]> By: Dave Rattigan http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/font-made-of-stacked.html#comment-433607 Dave Rattigan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433607 I wouldn't say "clever" - took me ages to figure out what it said. I wouldn’t say “clever” – took me ages to figure out what it said.

]]> By: assumetehposition http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/font-made-of-stacked.html#comment-433874 assumetehposition Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433874 I'm not sure I'd call this a font — an interesting little exercise though. I’m not sure I’d call this a font — an interesting little exercise though.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/03/09/font-made-of-stacked.html#comment-433645 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-433645 Is it a typeface if it can't be used for typesetting? Is it a typeface if it can’t be used for typesetting?

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