AI fails

[briantrumpet]

Not really an AI fail but a failure on my part involving AI. I had a WhatsApp exchange with a friend this morning where I was apologising that an issue with my bank verification app had delayed me making a payment to them. They replied to say no worries, Al had already let them know. I was quite impressed but worried that AI somehow knew this. I then realised she was using a shortened version of our mutual friend Alison who is the other approver on the bank account.

Blame sans serif fonts!!

 

[Ian H]

From The Economist.

 

[AndyRM]

Blame sans serif fonts!!

https://helveticasux.com/

 

[briantrumpet]

https://helveticasux.com/

#fontsmatter

 

[briantrumpet]

On the plus side, Helvetica is better than fucking comic sans. Especially when comic sans is used on signage.

 

[Ian H]

Proper Helvetica is fine in the right place. You probably wouldn't use it for a book. Brief body-type is okay.

 

[AndyRM]

#fontsmatter

I'm a graphic designer. I know.

 

[AndyRM]

On the plus side, Helvetica is better than fucking comic sans. Especially when comic sans is used on signage.

Nothing is worse than Comic Sans*. I hate that it's been given a weird kind of legitimacy by the education sector where it's claimed that "it helps kids who can't read" without any kind of evidence.

*Papyrus. That's maybe worse. Avatar I'm looking at you.

 

[briantrumpet]

Nothing is worse than Comic Sans*. I hate that it's been given a weird kind of legitimacy by the education sector where it's claimed that "it helps kids who can't read" without any kind of evidence.

*Papyrus. That's maybe worse. Avatar I'm looking at you.

Both listed here:

https://rigorousthemes.com/blog/worst-fonts-ever-the-most-ugly-fonts-in-history/

 

[AndyRM]

Both listed here:

https://rigorousthemes.com/blog/worst-fonts-ever-the-most-ugly-fonts-in-history/

Curlz. F*ck my life I'd forgotten about that sh!tshow. Jokerman too.

Thanks for bringing them back to my memory.

 

[Ian H]

Both listed here:

https://rigorousthemes.com/blog/worst-fonts-ever-the-most-ugly-fonts-in-history/

One of my favourite quirky fonts -

 

[AndyRM]

One of my favourite quirky fonts -
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At first I didn't mind that, but it gets worse the more a look at it.

Despite my hatred of the ubiquity of Helvetica, I have had to, for my latest piece of work, which I think is fair to share...

I had gone with a terrible joke based idea previously, which I thought was hilarious, but when it's for a mental health charity was perhaps a bit tone deaf...

 

[briantrumpet]

Shades of 2001 and Hal?

 

[briantrumpet]

I've just had a bit of a reread of this thread, and it's often really rather good, thanks folks.

 

[briantrumpet]

Haha, perfect for this thread, in so many ways.