Typefaces, Helvetica and Pantone 292
The difference between fonts and typefaces.
A tangentially related story: I had to laugh the other night when I went to a bar after work with some colleagues (karaoke — and, no, I didn't sing). A man was wearing a T-shirt that said simply "HELVETICA." Only, it obviously wasn't in Helvetica. I complimented the shirt, and he told me it got a lot of praise, "only most people don't know it's not Helvetica." Not sure why they liked it so much, then. But I guess all types of people like simplicity in design.
In other design non-news: A friend has recently rediscovered the Magnetic Fields, a favorite band of mine. We had a fun discussion of the song "Reno Dakota," which includes the lyrics:
Reno Dakota there's not an iotaIt prompted me to go on a hunt for Pantone 292 on the Web. I ended up finding some fun photos on Flickr. And then I spent too much time looking at these real-life Pantone matches.
Of kindness in you
You know you enthrall me
And yet you don't call me
It's making me blue
Pantone 292
OK, now back to thinking about words ...
posted by Nicole @ 4:33 PM
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7 Comments:
What? Not a single comment about PMS in an offbeat discussion about Pantone colors? :)
If you click on the link about fonts and typefaces, be sure to read the comments posted afterward. The topic is more clear then.
So, is this something else we can blame on Microsoft? Before now, I didn't know the difference between fonts and typefaces, but when I go into the Font dialogue box in Word, I choose
Font: Arial
Should it be
Typeface: Arial
Or is Font correct, because I can choose between Arial, Arial Narrow, Arial Black, Arial Unicode MS?
I mean, they are all digital fonts, but in actuality, aren't we (based on Mr. Haley's argument) choosing a specific typeface when we determine whether or not we want Helvetica or Garamond?
Okay, Now I have wasted too much time looking at pantone color phtosets on Flickr.
Thanks!
Leebert (133b3r7): PMS and vibrant colors? I'm ooked out.
I was always lead to believe that a font was the collection of physical letterforms, in either wood or lead and a typeface is the printed form which is left on the page in ink. The confusion came about when letterpress became redundant.
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