{"id":120,"date":"2014-01-17T23:37:26","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T23:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moorespark.com\/Blog\/?p=120"},"modified":"2014-01-23T01:33:58","modified_gmt":"2014-01-23T01:33:58","slug":"the-typography-series-3-the-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/moorespark.com\/Blog\/the-typography-series-3-the-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"The Typography Series #3: The Bad"},"content":{"rendered":"

10 Examples of Really Poor Typography.<\/h3>\n

Yes, I know that in my post The Basics<\/a> I said that rules are meant to be broken.\u00a0 I didn’t mean that you can just throw them out the window, they are still very important<\/em>.\u00a0 Bad things can happen with typography if it’s not done correctly.\u00a0 I’ve compiled a set of 10 examples of really poor typography for your learning and enjoyment.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t checked out the first two installments in this series, see them here: The Typography Series #1: The Basics<\/a> or The Typography Series #2: The Good.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>\n

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credit ReallyBadTypography via tumblr<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Seriously. I had a hard time with this one because I have to look at it every time I check this post.<\/p>\n

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credit typedesk.com<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

This one needs no explanation. I don’t even know what to say.<\/p>\n

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credit Alisa May at aged4243may<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Bold, condensed font. Black and red on a white background. All caps, lines close together.<\/p>\n

All the opposite of calming.<\/p>\n

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credit Kirsten Mosca via tumblr<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

I have a personal problem with the typeface Papyrus (and its gross misuse), and this is a perfect example. Why?<\/p>\n

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credit Megan Seagram via Magnadoodled<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Misuse of quotes is another one of my pet peeves. Try this exercise: read this sign aloud, and make finger quotes in the air<\/a> while you’re saying “we care.” How genuine do you feel?<\/p>\n

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credit Charmaine Kelly<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

This is just too much. Too much colors, fonts, styling, sizes, everything.<\/p>\n

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credit TheFontPolice via tumblr<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Body text of all caps with a thin compressed typeface is nigh unreadable.<\/p>\n

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credit KimCharlesInventive<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

That word is ‘Coffee’, not ‘Cossee’. I think.<\/p>\n

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credit Gary Shouldis via TheSmallBusinessPlaybook<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

This is crazy and looks like a 4th grade presentation.\u00a0 I can’t even concentrate on what it says.<\/p>\n

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credit Carbon Arc via CompanyFolders.com<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Comic Sans is to be avoided at all costs, especially in a professional environment.<\/p>\n

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See Also:<\/p>\n

The Typography Series #1: The Basics<\/a><\/p>\n

The Typography Series #2: The Good<\/a><\/p>\n

The Typography Series #4: The Ugly<\/a><\/p>\n

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