If you're not a desktop publishing person you won't understand. I wasted 3 hours yesterday searching for the perfect font for my sunday school material. In order for me to feel good about it and stay motivated writing, I need to make it as good as I can make it. If I think it's going to look dumb anyway, it will be hard to put the effort in. If each of the 120+ kids who use the end product next term were to chip in $1, the font family would be nearly paid for. And I intend to use it plenty more times in the future.
I feel okay about it because Andrew paid more for our notice sheet font... And that's nothing compared to the lengths some go to. I've heard of a minister so fussy about getting the exact right notice-sheet look that he made his own font!
You know I went to that font site and wasted a lot of time poking around - it's a whole new world of fontness. That might be one of my other redundancy back ups! :) I like the cafeteria by the way.
By the way Stuart, I feel like I should apologise for calling you "Stu" in a comment I made on another post here a while back, and subsequently deleted. For some strange reason I thought that's what you called yourself, and I was just following suit. Then I realised it wasn't, and that I looked like one of those dorks who gets overfamiliar with people in cyberworld.
... and things are back on track.
All things in moderation :)
ReplyDeleteit's a good'n
ReplyDeleteBegs the question - how much did you pay?
ReplyDeleteNot as much as I thought I might have to, but still probably way way more than you'd ever dream of spending on a font.
ReplyDeleteI've never dreamed of paying anything for a font, but then I'd not spend money on a Wii either.
ReplyDeleteIf you're not a desktop publishing person you won't understand. I wasted 3 hours yesterday searching for the perfect font for my sunday school material. In order for me to feel good about it and stay motivated writing, I need to make it as good as I can make it. If I think it's going to look dumb anyway, it will be hard to put the effort in. If each of the 120+ kids who use the end product next term were to chip in $1, the font family would be nearly paid for. And I intend to use it plenty more times in the future.
ReplyDeleteI feel okay about it because Andrew paid more for our notice sheet font... And that's nothing compared to the lengths some go to. I've heard of a minister so fussy about getting the exact right notice-sheet look that he made his own font!
Simone,
ReplyDeleteWell chosen. Just right. I cannot imagine who you were
referring to above.
Phil
Glad you approve!
ReplyDeleteYou know I went to that font site and wasted a lot of time poking around - it's a whole new world of fontness. That might be one of my other redundancy back ups! :) I like the cafeteria by the way.
ReplyDeleteBy the way Stuart, I feel like I should apologise for calling you "Stu" in a comment I made on another post here a while back, and subsequently deleted. For some strange reason I thought that's what you called yourself, and I was just following suit. Then I realised it wasn't, and that I looked like one of those dorks who gets overfamiliar with people in cyberworld.
ReplyDeleteThe thing is, Simone, I am a desk top publishing person. Just a tight missionary, that's all.
ReplyDeleteHi, Ali,
ReplyDeleteNo problem :) I had a housemate who called me 'Stu' for about three years, despite my saying every time, "It's Stuart. Don't shorten my name."
It became like a tic :)
Thanks Stuart! We used to call my friend's little brother "Stuey" - but something tells me that wouldn't be your thing :).
ReplyDeleteI'm happy with Ali, but something about "Al" makes me wince ...