McSweeney's: I'm Comic Sans, Asshole.

This has been making its way around the web and for good reason. It’s hilarious and it shines a pretty harsh light on pretentious font snobs like me.

I love it.

(To be clear, the “it” I’m talking about is not Comic Sans, but the satire. I wouldn’t be caught dead near a flyer with that godforsaken abomination of a typeface.)

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Even though it looks kinda retro and old and I can buy camera supplies online just as easily (if not more easily), I want to shop at this store on Southwest Boulevard if only for their bubbly logo.

Even though it looks kinda retro and old and I can buy camera supplies online just as easily (if not more easily), I want to shop at this store on Southwest Boulevard if only for their bubbly logo.

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While this blog is mostly about the type. I have to say that this post is all about the photo for me. I love that everything kind of fell on a grid (like good websites do) and the bizarre streak in the middle of the sign that is more colorful than the rest combined with the heavy truck sticking its nose out around the side of the building makes for this picture to be really interesting. At least to me. If you’d be so kind as to recommend KC Type for the Tumblr directory in Typography, I’ll be your best friend.

While this blog is mostly about the type. I have to say that this post is all about the photo for me. I love that everything kind of fell on a grid (like good websites do) and the bizarre streak in the middle of the sign that is more colorful than the rest combined with the heavy truck sticking its nose out around the side of the building makes for this picture to be really interesting. At least to me.

If you’d be so kind as to recommend KC Type for the Tumblr directory in Typography, I’ll be your best friend.

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Just outside Savvy Wine Bar is this address on the side of the building. Such a modern take on the address…now I want to redo the numbers on my own house.

Just outside Savvy Wine Bar is this address on the side of the building. Such a modern take on the address…now I want to redo the numbers on my own house.

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National Cut Rate Furniture  A while back, I got this shot of the retro script on the side of the building that also has this wonderful sign. I don’t think this building sells furniture anymore, but I’m glad that they kept the terrific signage. The green on the sign is just terrific.

National Cut Rate Furniture 

A while back, I got this shot of the retro script on the side of the building that also has this wonderful sign. I don’t think this building sells furniture anymore, but I’m glad that they kept the terrific signage. The green on the sign is just terrific.

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Along Southwest Boulevard…  I took a picture of the rest of this building as well, but the name escapes me. For now, let’s just call it “BUILDING”. The texture of the brick here is fascinating, especially since it looks like they just painted over it as a part of the “sign” that sits behind the type. Garamond? What serif is that? 

Along Southwest Boulevard… 

I took a picture of the rest of this building as well, but the name escapes me. For now, let’s just call it “BUILDING”.

The texture of the brick here is fascinating, especially since it looks like they just painted over it as a part of the “sign” that sits behind the type. Garamond? What serif is that? 

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Coffee on Southwest Boulevard  The hand-painted sign that adorns the side of this coffee shop on Southwest Boulevard is a really nice combination of whimsy and readability. I particularly like how the arrow echoes the curvature of the letters. Now if I could only remember the name of the coffee shop…

Coffee on Southwest Boulevard 

The hand-painted sign that adorns the side of this coffee shop on Southwest Boulevard is a really nice combination of whimsy and readability. I particularly like how the arrow echoes the curvature of the letters.

Now if I could only remember the name of the coffee shop…

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Blanc Burgers + Bottles  The subject of this weekend’s Kansas City Groupon is one of the most popular they’ve had so far. As of Saturday morning, over 7,000 people had purchased the amazing $10 Groupon that got you $20 in food. Considering how much I love burgers, you KNOW that I was on this Groupon as soon as I saw it. I took this picture of the sign at the new Plaza location a couple months back. At first, I couldn’t figure out how the Blanc logo made sense for a burger place, but when you see the modern styling of the restaurant, it’s a lot easier to understand. If I could change one thing about this, it would be the lowercase ‘g’ in ‘burgers’. I don’t understand why its descender is so short. For those of you that have been to Blanc, do you think their logo fits or would another style of typeface make sense?

Blanc Burgers + Bottles 

The subject of this weekend’s Kansas City Groupon is one of the most popular they’ve had so far. As of Saturday morning, over 7,000 people had purchased the amazing $10 Groupon that got you $20 in food.

Considering how much I love burgers, you KNOW that I was on this Groupon as soon as I saw it.

I took this picture of the sign at the new Plaza location a couple months back. At first, I couldn’t figure out how the Blanc logo made sense for a burger place, but when you see the modern styling of the restaurant, it’s a lot easier to understand. If I could change one thing about this, it would be the lowercase ‘g’ in ‘burgers’. I don’t understand why its descender is so short.

For those of you that have been to Blanc, do you think their logo fits or would another style of typeface make sense?

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Pratt Farms Truck  I always wonder why people are not more creative with what they paint on the side of their cargo trucks. I think it would be a lot more awesome to see a huge mural on the side of this with an eagle flying out of a cornfield with a lightning-bolt-filled sky rather than this very banal, uneven Helvetica (or is that the even-worse Arial?) ”Pratt Farms”. I guess that’s why I’m not a farmer.

Pratt Farms Truck 

I always wonder why people are not more creative with what they paint on the side of their cargo trucks. I think it would be a lot more awesome to see a huge mural on the side of this with an eagle flying out of a cornfield with a lightning-bolt-filled sky rather than this very banal, uneven Helvetica (or is that the even-worse Arial?) ”Pratt Farms”.

I guess that’s why I’m not a farmer.

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Everyone says that Danny Edwards’ Boulevard BBQ is one of the better joints in Kansas City. But I have actually never seen this place open. Why is that? Still, it’s hard to ignore the bold block letters that make up the entire back of the building…even from I-35. It makes me crave barbecue on the way to work. EVERY. DAY.

Everyone says that Danny Edwards’ Boulevard BBQ is one of the better joints in Kansas City. But I have actually never seen this place open. Why is that?

Still, it’s hard to ignore the bold block letters that make up the entire back of the building…even from I-35. It makes me crave barbecue on the way to work. EVERY. DAY.

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