Anita Blake

[dragon_moon]

http://the-isb.blogspot.com/2006/12/annotated-anita-blake-vampire-hunter.html

This is a very snarky and very hilarious review of the newly released Anita Blake comic book - issue three! Already. *giggle*

Edit: Two more related links:
http://the-isb.blogspot.com/2006/10/spooktoberfest-special-bloodsucking.html (Anita vs Dracula)
http://the-isb.blogspot.com/2006/11/rumble-in-concrete-jungle.html (Anita vs Batman)

Also, triggerhappy, did I remember to remind you about Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden show coming out this month? And did I already ask you to tape it for me because I can't tape anything but fuzz on my vcr?! Pretty please?! ^____^

Today was a virtual Monday but pretty much okay, though the cold I thought was going away kind of made a reappearance today. Sucky. Thank goodness I have tomorrow off and can hopefully get over it.

Comments

Typeface vs. Font spam.

[lafemmezilla.livejournal.com]

Hey I don't feel like going back to look for the entry because I am EL EH ZEE WHY but this was brought up again today at my design community which reminded me that you wanted to see this stuff.

“People use them interchangeable all the time but they aren't the same thing.

Typeface - is a collections of characters (letters, numbers, symbols, punctuation, marks, etc.) that are designed to work together like the parts of a coordinated outfit. A typeface is an alphabet with a certain design.
Font - is a physical thing, the descsription of a typeface (in computer code, photographic film or metal)
The font is the cookie cutter, and the typeface is the cookie.

*From The Complete Manual of Typography, James Felici, pg29, (ISBN 0-321-12730-7 PeachPit Press, 2003)”


This is in my Adobe Type catalog at work. The thin strokes of the letter become relatively thicker when sized down, otherwise they'd disappear entirely if the entire letterform were scaled in proportion. It's not even a resizing so much as a total redrawing. Of course, if you were looking at those characters in actual 6 pt next to 72 pt, you wouldn't notice the difference. I, the type snob, wouldn't notice the difference. Many typefaces don't offer this many options, but the ones that do are the reason why Adobe and Monotype and Bitstream can charge tens of thousands of dollars for its type library.

So endeth today's lesson in Typography 101. Your homework is to be able to identify at a glance whether something is Arial or Helvetica. :)

Re: Typeface vs. Font spam.

[dragon-moon.livejournal.com]

Oooh, that is interesting. I like that "the font is the cookie cutter, and the typeface is the cookie" analogy. Very neat about the how they have to make certain things thicker when making the actual typeface smaller.

Thank you for this lession. My homework has to be delayed though, because I don't actually have Helvetica on this computer. O.o I must have it at work, because I swear I've picked it before! We use Arial at work all the time so I'm pretty cool with it.

Re: Typeface vs. Font spam.

[lafemmezilla.livejournal.com]

Hee. Here is your homework, Helvetica not needed.

http://www.iliveonyourvisits.com/helvetica/#

then read this: http://www.ms-studio.com/articlesarialsid.html

then take the test again! :D

[triggerhappy.livejournal.com]

You did ask me and I'd forgotten. Ack!

What day again?
You'd think I'd know this because they are moving Battlestar Galactica to Sunday, not sure if it's before or after Dresden Files, but can't remember what date the ads said the show would be bakc on.

Damn. Quite the run on sentence.

[eseme]

Sunday, January 21 ar 9:00 PM. Battlestar re-sstarts on the same day, not sure if before or after.


And Sonya, wow, thanks for the Anita Blake comic links. I'd heard about it, but since it was based on the *early* books I thought it might be good. OMG, the artwork is utterly horrid. *shudders* Loved the snark though.

[dragon-moon.livejournal.com]

Aha! Thank you so much for the time and date reminder.

You're welcome! I'd heard about them before they came out, but then kind of forgot about them. I was with you in hoping they'd be good because they were based off the early ones, but... it looks like we were wrong. LOL. The snark was priceless, and I'm glad you enjoyed it as well as I did. ^___^

[triggerhappy.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[dragon-moon.livejournal.com]

I couldn't remember for sure. I'm so glad eseme helped us out with the actual date. ^___^

hehe. Run on sentences work sometimes. That one did!