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Re:Typography of 2001: A Space Odyssey (2014) by luca3v on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @06:15PM (#28858308)
I am feeling really dumb for asking: the punchline of the comic is clearly that there is something terribly wrong with the typesetting of the business card, but what is it?
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Re:Typography of 2001: A Space Odyssey (2014) by Sharlin on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @06:21PM (#28858349)
The typeface is Papyrus [1], which is… not exactly adored by people who care about such things.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus_(typeface)

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Re:Typography of 2001: A Space Odyssey (2014) by 45ure on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @06:32PM (#28858433)
It does seem to stir up some strong emotions.

Years after Avatar's release, there's one thing Steven (Ryan Gosling) just can't get over.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ

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Re:Typography of 2001: A Space Odyssey (2014) by asciimov on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @06:29PM (#28858407)
Relevant SNL Skit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ
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Re:Typography of 2001: A Space Odyssey (2014) by dmitriid on Thursday October 14, 2021 @12:42AM (#28860586)
For all the care that went into Avatar, it's amazing how uncaring he was with this and with the music: https://youtu.be/tL5sX8VmvB8
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Re:Typography of 2001: A Space Odyssey (2014) by ics on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @06:19PM (#28858335)
The font on the business card is Papyrus.
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Re:Typography of 2001: A Space Odyssey (2014) by jfk13 on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @06:20PM (#28858345)
...which is a quite distinctive font that has shipped with Mac systems for years, so someone typeface-conscious is very likely to recognise it on sight.
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Re:Typography of 2001: A Space Odyssey (2014) by Semiapies on Thursday October 14, 2021 @02:37AM (#28861184)
Also the second-most-common typeface for people to complain about.
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Re:Typography of 2001: A Space Odyssey (2014) by travisgriggs on Thursday October 14, 2021 @12:03PM (#28866133)
OK... what's the first?
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Re:Typography of 2001: A Space Odyssey (2014) by jfk13 on Thursday October 14, 2021 @04:21PM (#28869505)
Must be Comic Sans, surely.
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Re:Typography of 2001: A Space Odyssey (2014) by bewuethr on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @06:32PM (#28858436)
See also https://youtu.be/jVhlJNJopOQ
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