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pheloniusfriarHappy suggested that I would need a magnifying lens to see the notes I get to take in with me to the exam (they are laser printed). I indicated that I would have no trouble as it was "clearly set in 10 point Monotone Bimbo, a font noted for its fruity serifs". Needless to say, this got a raised eyebrow (fascinating). I had to explain that it came from a book I had read eons ago... specifically, from its colophon. I then had to explain what a colophon is as most publishers these aren't particularly proud of the effort they put into setting and printing and binding a book, but this is where information on the production of the book would go if anyone cared anymore. I did a search on the fictional font name in question and found someone else who thought said colophon was the most awesome one ever printed. I reproduce it here for you below (this post was set using the Dreamwidth HTML post entry screen entirely in ASCII and rendered using the styles associated with my account on Dreamwidth or Livejournal respectively, which may change from time to time):
This book is set in 12-point Monotone Bimbo, with chapter headings in Basketball Overextended. Both faces were designed by the great Adolf Pflupfl and are characterized by noble, full-bodied proportions with complex, slightly fruity serifs. It was printed by upset lithophagy on 70-lb. Tropicana Ivory mislaid Cowabunga Slipshod Overcoat. The ink came out of a can.
This paper is 100% unrecycled. Whole forests were leveled, thousands of small furry animals left homeless, and vast virgin landscapes devastated to make this book.
Pure gold!
Edit: It was not, as I had originally recollected, from the book "101 Things To Do With A Dead Computer", but rather from the utterly awesome "Science Made Stupid" by Tom Weller! Even more awesome is that both that book, and "Cvltvre Made Stvpid" are available online for free as downloadable PDFs!!! If you have not seen these, I would highly recommend them, they are mind blowing from cover to cover!
You can find them here: Science Made Stupid and Cvltvre Made Stvpid! :D
This book is set in 12-point Monotone Bimbo, with chapter headings in Basketball Overextended. Both faces were designed by the great Adolf Pflupfl and are characterized by noble, full-bodied proportions with complex, slightly fruity serifs. It was printed by upset lithophagy on 70-lb. Tropicana Ivory mislaid Cowabunga Slipshod Overcoat. The ink came out of a can.
This paper is 100% unrecycled. Whole forests were leveled, thousands of small furry animals left homeless, and vast virgin landscapes devastated to make this book.
Pure gold!
Edit: It was not, as I had originally recollected, from the book "101 Things To Do With A Dead Computer", but rather from the utterly awesome "Science Made Stupid" by Tom Weller! Even more awesome is that both that book, and "Cvltvre Made Stvpid" are available online for free as downloadable PDFs!!! If you have not seen these, I would highly recommend them, they are mind blowing from cover to cover!
You can find them here: Science Made Stupid and Cvltvre Made Stvpid! :D
