Fonts: Boring but Necessary

Fonts: Boring but Necessary by Mike Krumboltz Tell us if this sounds familiar. You’re 15-years-old. Your five page essay on Copernicus is due tomorrow and you have very little to say and even less motivation to say it. What’s a slacker to do? Simple—seek out the largest font your word processor allows. When each word is larger, you’ll have to write less. That little trick saved our bacon back in the day (thank you Courier New !). These days, fonts of all types are surprisingly popular in Search. Some folks want the scoop on different tattoo fonts . Others want to know the name of the font Metallica uses on its albums. And still others are on the hunt for “ scary halloween fonts .” Spooooky. We took the liberty of tracking down the ten most popular fonts in Search. Move over Wingdings —there’s a new sheriff in town. 1. Veranda Font 6. Halloween Fonts 2. Graffiti Font 7. MySp...