Friday, September 12, 2008

Awful type


This font, called "Rosadelia Dos" is very difficult for me to read. I found it on a typography Web site, where it described it as "Calligraphy grunge." What a pretty sounding phrase that is, but i can't imagine it being very useful. It looks like something that would be found on an album cover (as demonstrated here) but if you were going through album stacks at a record store you might not be able to see through all the scrawl! In terms of ornate, decorative fonts, I understand the need for them that musicians/designers/artists might want them for, but I think this one falls short of being impressive in that regard. All the letters seem doubled in a lighter weight, and it's kind of dizzying!

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