tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post113237292987807408..comments2023-05-16T04:46:21.091-06:00Comments on ALONE ON A WINDY RIDGE: Ah, the humanBrenda Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-1132596326664105162005-11-21T12:05:00.000-06:002005-11-21T12:05:00.000-06:00I don't know, they just make me feel...funny. (Thi...I don't know, they just make me feel...funny. <BR/><BR/>(This is what I REALLY meant by the 'font monkey' comment...unlike some design and layout folk I've worked with over the years, many of whom went so far as to collect - and furiously discuss the relative merits of - fonts, I can't quantify what I mean by 'funny'.)Ariel Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879719960202249424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-1132546876352279922005-11-20T22:21:00.000-06:002005-11-20T22:21:00.000-06:00Ariel, I understand that fonts can fall out of fas...Ariel, I understand that fonts can fall out of fashion just like platform shoes or banana seats, but what is so ugly about serifs?Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-1132542775118839632005-11-20T21:12:00.000-06:002005-11-20T21:12:00.000-06:00Reminder to self:1. Give Tracy a quarter for that ...Reminder to self:<BR/>1. Give Tracy a quarter for that kind comment.<BR/>2. First, fine Ariel a quarter for not only putting the words "font" and "monkey" in such close proximity, but for suggesting that <I>I</I> might actually be one. <BR/><BR/>Ok, G. Tell me why neither of us think sans serif would suit my work.Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-1132539364143276022005-11-20T20:16:00.000-06:002005-11-20T20:16:00.000-06:00Oh, I know B's work is awesome, whatever font it's...Oh, I know B's work is awesome, whatever font it's in.Tracy Hamonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268950046166039920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-1132539228758726132005-11-20T20:13:00.000-06:002005-11-20T20:13:00.000-06:00I know nothing except where the keys are and that ...I know nothing except where the keys are and that my fingers are attached to them most of the time.Tracy Hamonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268950046166039920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-1132524939215232382005-11-20T16:15:00.000-06:002005-11-20T16:15:00.000-06:00Mmm. I find I prefer sans serif fonts like Arial N...Mmm. <BR/><BR/>I find I prefer sans serif fonts like Arial Narrow and Verdana as body text fonts - I find Times and the like outdated and, well, ugly.<BR/><BR/>That said, I'm not a font monkey...Ariel Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879719960202249424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-1132519635689149482005-11-20T14:47:00.000-06:002005-11-20T14:47:00.000-06:00I find your work both unsettling and innovative, b...I find your work both unsettling and innovative, but I couldn't see it in sans. So your argument doesn't hold up.GMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663103545444712062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-1132505730953745242005-11-20T10:55:00.000-06:002005-11-20T10:55:00.000-06:00I wouldn't say we're disgusting. We all know there...I wouldn't say we're disgusting. We all know there's nothing disgusting about serif fonts. Speaking only of novels and poetry collections here, those "little things hanging off your Ts," as you put it, make for a comfortable reading experience, whereas the sans serif versions make my eye very uneasy. I'm swayed by the claims that serifs aid reading. I think that's very true for me. Perhaps sans serif is a perfect match for unsettling or innovative text. I dunno. It certainly would not suit my work.Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-1132499471032479162005-11-20T09:11:00.000-06:002005-11-20T09:11:00.000-06:00You people are disgusting. I was not in that gutte...You people are disgusting. I was not in that gutterish headspace when I wrote that.<BR/><BR/>Which is as much a surprise to me as it is to you, but the truth.GMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663103545444712062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-1132460889300026022005-11-19T22:28:00.000-06:002005-11-19T22:28:00.000-06:00I should say. Cover your I's!I should say. Cover your I's!Tracy Hamonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268950046166039920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-1132432190340559282005-11-19T14:29:00.000-06:002005-11-19T14:29:00.000-06:00Now that's a VERY private joke...Now that's a VERY private joke...Ariel Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879719960202249424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-1132426283319068802005-11-19T12:51:00.000-06:002005-11-19T12:51:00.000-06:00I wouldn't say they're hanging.I wouldn't say they're hanging.Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-1132410475355827162005-11-19T08:27:00.000-06:002005-11-19T08:27:00.000-06:00Oh my.Oh my.Tracy Hamonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268950046166039920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-1132375188411397642005-11-18T22:39:00.000-06:002005-11-18T22:39:00.000-06:00That's cause you've got little things hanging off ...That's cause you've got little things hanging off your Ts.GMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663103545444712062noreply@blogger.com