Comments on: All Fonts are Political - What Do Font Choices Say About the Candidates? http://www.copywritingmaven.com/2008/01/30/all-fonts-are-political-what-do-font-choices-say-about-the-candidates/ A copywriter shares tips, techniques, reviews & cranky commentary Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:21:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Dean Rieck http://www.copywritingmaven.com/2008/01/30/all-fonts-are-political-what-do-font-choices-say-about-the-candidates/#comment-1083 Dean Rieck Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:41:20 +0000 http://www.copywritingmaven.com/2008/01/30/all-fonts-are-political-what-do-font-choices-say-about-the-candidates/#comment-1083 This is fascinating. But I doubt the candidates put as much thought into their type as the author of that article. Fonts do have personalities, but 99 percent of fonts are chosen at random. The only people selecting fonts with great care are those designing logos for large corporations. I do some political work here in Ohio, and I can tell you that most things connected to politics is utterly chaotic and screwy. They're lucky to just get their signs printed. As for your choices in the election...well at least you had some. As one of those odd birds who is conservative on economics and liberal on social issues, there isn't a candidate out there who I feel good about. As usual, I will vote with one hand on the touch screen and one holding my nose. This is fascinating. But I doubt the candidates put as much thought into their type as the author of that article. Fonts do have personalities, but 99 percent of fonts are chosen at random. The only people selecting fonts with great care are those designing logos for large corporations.

I do some political work here in Ohio, and I can tell you that most things connected to politics is utterly chaotic and screwy. They’re lucky to just get their signs printed.

As for your choices in the election…well at least you had some. As one of those odd birds who is conservative on economics and liberal on social issues, there isn’t a candidate out there who I feel good about. As usual, I will vote with one hand on the touch screen and one holding my nose.

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