tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post3886852637540423534..comments2023-11-24T05:45:46.762-05:00Comments on kiss my black ads: (OLD SCHOOL)Art Director Wisdom.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06008854814280963268noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post-56122581540133638692009-04-18T14:21:00.000-04:002009-04-18T14:21:00.000-04:00oddness. :) I thought I posted a comment here. Ah ...oddness. :) I thought I posted a comment here. Ah well, glad to amused more than just myself when I was procrastinating. Cheerio. (and yes I'm very old school. I'm old.)Åsk Dabitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527887772471568144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post-71325051291935405402009-04-18T14:00:00.000-04:002009-04-18T14:00:00.000-04:00Glad y'all liked my procrastinating (the only reas...Glad y'all liked my procrastinating (the only reason I typed all of those down on twitter that day was that I was trying to avoid working. Honestly).<br /><br /><br />Cheerio<br />ÅskÅsk Dabitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527887772471568144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post-78601872208165351852009-02-19T23:48:00.000-05:002009-02-19T23:48:00.000-05:00Pretty sure someone has already gone there. Even I...Pretty sure someone has already gone there. Even I’ve <A HREF="http://multicultclassics.blogspot.com/2008/03/5212-signing-off.html" REL="nofollow">touched on it</A> once or twice.HighJivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372784671087002387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post-52585772814481848162009-02-19T23:08:00.000-05:002009-02-19T23:08:00.000-05:00Kwesi, Levalintino, HighJive & anyone else int...Kwesi, Levalintino, HighJive & anyone else interested let's start a font-house and call it STEREOTYPE!Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008854814280963268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post-21631318133458742242009-02-19T19:56:00.000-05:002009-02-19T19:56:00.000-05:00Kwesi,Yes, you are correct. Your link also offered...Kwesi,<BR/><BR/>Yes, you are correct. Your link also offered a link to <A HREF="http://www.studio-gs.com/neuland.html" REL="nofollow">this story.</A>HighJivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372784671087002387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post-92050221972787827882009-02-19T16:06:00.000-05:002009-02-19T16:06:00.000-05:00Hey everyone,I just looked at those again and real...Hey everyone,<BR/><BR/>I just looked at those again and realized that they really apply to those of us in the web development/design field as well...except for the bleeding...unless it's on someone else's mouse or Wacom...that is a definite no no... and we don't use galleys anymore ( I know what they are...)<BR/><BR/>Yo Craig, I disliked the fake jungle font myself until I realized and did the research...Koch made it as an modern update to German blackletter. I've found that it's not the font that you should dislike it's the AD and Studio Principals who really need the reality check about the implications...but since they continue to do it there is only one answer...<BR/><BR/>Hijack each studio/agency (a la Dog Day Afternoon style) or create a font that looks just like it...tweak it to be better than what's out there and then sell it...this is something I'm currently working on...<BR/><BR/>I figure if this is how we are thought of typographically within the design community then "we" will be the ones to create, provide, control and then stop distribution of this font when "we" have moved on...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post-26593399623716590322009-02-19T15:14:00.000-05:002009-02-19T15:14:00.000-05:00Wow, those were funny! All the ads back in the day...Wow, those were funny! All the ads back in the day used Cooper Black! I got a really nice chuckle from #19. Those little tidbits of Wisdom make me proud to be a African American/American Indian/Art Director!Wardlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495950807945475088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post-458089328047138152009-02-19T14:24:00.000-05:002009-02-19T14:24:00.000-05:00I've been found guilty of stereotype perpetuation ...I've been found guilty of stereotype perpetuation and concept capitulation but, not this one! Never! Hate that fake jungle font! More honestly what it has come to represent.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008854814280963268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post-83284466219496836082009-02-19T14:22:00.000-05:002009-02-19T14:22:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Wardlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495950807945475088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post-29223854976991856412009-02-19T14:19:00.000-05:002009-02-19T14:19:00.000-05:00Hey everyone, Yo HighJive I think you are talking ...Hey everyone,<BR/> <BR/>Yo HighJive I think you are talking about Neuland made by Rudolf Koch (a German designer) in 1923.<BR/><BR/>Here's a link:<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuland<BR/><BR/>They all are true...especially #17...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post-22927768189797919442009-02-18T16:20:00.000-05:002009-02-18T16:20:00.000-05:00this may be old, but #15 is a truth.dont bleed on ...this may be old, but #15 is a truth.<BR/><BR/>dont bleed on the board. not even your own blood.shaun.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00305608573599458958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post-50836026934301863072009-02-17T23:40:00.000-05:002009-02-17T23:40:00.000-05:00Disagree with #3. There's a font that was always u...Disagree with #3. There's a font that was always used to make ads "Afrocentric." Can't recall the name - it's very thick and has a woodcut feel.HighJivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372784671087002387noreply@blogger.com