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New Orleans Crawfish and Copperplate!!!
Monday, July 11th, 2011 | Education, Food | No Comments
7 out of 6 Crawfish naturally prefer Copperplate Gothic Bold.
We love crawfish and we love New Orleans. We also love when we see an excellent display of a website using the combination together!
In this particular instance the website crayfishworld (most likely a northerner from their use of “crayfish” instead of the southern preferred “crawfish”) has created a haven for mud-bug afficianados to share their experience and love for the most tasty of the crustacean world.
These creatures come in a variety of colors in addition to their natural brown and red markings including blue, white, and red. It’s pretty amazing the passion that these mud-bug afficianados show for these fascinating creatures. The most interesting thing that we found was that the author of the site used Copperplate Gothic Bold for their logo.
This is a natural choice because despite the crawfishes diminutive size, it is quite fierce and definitely American. These factors are both important for the use of Copperplate Gothic Bold.
In a recent publishing of a scientific journal they did a test of mud-bugs and which font that they preferred after being blindfolded and shown two fonts. The two fonts shown were comic sans, and Copperplate Gothic Bold. In every instance the mud-bugs would go over to the Copperplate side, high five the graphic, then go over to the comic sans side and would use all their might to destroy the example. Pretty incredible that these creatures are wise enough to know that Copperplate Gothic Bold is the ultimate font.
So thank you crawfish world, keep up the good work, and may your mud-bugs, crawfish, crayfish or whatever you may call them live a long and crustaceous life!!!
America’s Official Font: Copperplate Gothic Bold
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011 | Courtesy Redesigns, Education, Political | 5 Comments
Leading the Charge to Name Copperplate Gothic Bold: "The Official Font of the United States of America"
That would be an amazing news headline: “America’s Official Font Named by Congress to forever be Copperplate Gothic Bold!”
We are more than happy to lead the charge to lobby this most pressing issue with congress, and quite frankly it’s about time. There is nothing more American than Copperplate Gothic Bold…nothing.
3 reasons why Copperplate Gothic Bold is unofficially America’s Official Font:
1. It looks amazing with the American Flag
2. 11 out of 10 Bald Eagles prefer Copperplate Gothic Bold
3. The synonym for Freedom is Copperplate Gothic Bold
Compelling facts for a compelling cause.
Congress needs to stop the bipartisan bickering, sit down, and agree to something that we can all believe in: America’s Official Font should be Copperplate Gothic Bold. The original creator of The Font was Frederic W. Goudy, a true blooded American born in Bloomington, Indiana, 1865. Fred Dubs (affectionately called by his close friends) was rumored to keep a pack of wild bald eagles in his backyard as pets and used to hand feed them with a homemade elixir of bourbon and moonshine that he distilled in his basement. The birds were completely docile until shown the font comic sans at which point they would go into a complete state of rage and destroy every instance of the offending font. He was also rumored to have one of the largest American flag collections outside of Betsy Ross and the heirs to her estate.
America was founded on diversity and freedom. What is more diverse and free than having America’s Official Font being named Copperplate Gothic Bold?
So please, do your part. Contact your local congress person and let them know that you demand that Copperplate Gothic Bold be named America’s Official Font.
“One small kern for man, one giant leap for American kind.”
Crying Hokie Bird of Virginia Tech!!!
Monday, September 13th, 2010 | Courtesy Redesigns, Education | No Comments
James Madison University smited Virginia Tech in Football. Now all the Hokie bird can do is cry.
Virginia Tech was smited recently by James Madison University in football. So much so that grown men and women cried and pounded the earth wondering if life would ever get better? The answer unfortunately is no, life will not get better for you or your team. This is a life lesson called: “don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”
This was quite the blow to Virginia Tech whose students have nothing more going for them than football and cow pastures. After realizing that their football team, rituals, and stadium was just a big great lie, they cried and wept for hours. Here is a great photo capturing their mascot a “Hokie Bird” (a castrated turkey) crying after the loss to James Madison University.
Copperplate Gothic Bold is the perfect font to accompany such a momentous event. James Madison University rose up and showed that they have a history of winning, of being National Champions, and that no amount of noise, glitter, or tom foolery can change that. So Hokie bird, it’s going to be a rough season, there will be many more tears and upsets. It’s not a horrible thing to get used to though, you’ll see, there are other things than football. At least the grass on the field will stay a bright green from all the tears you will be crying.
Thanks to this site for the original photo.
Get Married … Forever!!!
Monday, September 13th, 2010 | Courtesy Redesigns, Education | No Comments
While stumbling through the internets I saw a couple who decided to make sure that their nuptuals would last forever! By using a wedding monogram featuring copperplate gothic bold they have sealed the deal before even having to say I do!
The choice of Copperplate is a fantastic way to show your guests that you are completely serious about your love. This no nonsense sensibility flies in the face of the latest wedding divorce rates and says for sure definitively, this won’t be us.
So thank you Cara and Evan for showing how strong and determined you are to be successful in your marriage. You can show people even more with a gobo light rental to show on the dancefloor in brilliant light how beautiful your marriage will be. We love your wedding monogram and hope the best for you in a long and happy life together!
Maybe Copperplate Isn’t the Greatest Font, Comic Sans Is!
Thursday, April 1st, 2010 | Education | No Comments
Copperplate Gothic Bold is no longer the best font of all time, Comic Sans is!
We’ve had a change of heart, Copperplate Gothic Bold isn’t the greatest font of all time. Heck, it’s not really good for anything. Lots of people use it, there is nothing unique about it, and it’s a poor attempt for non-designers to become designers by using something that looks design-y. Honestely, we wish that Frederic Goudy would have dropped the tray of letters he created into the ocean never to be found again. If we could create one of those magic memory sticks like in that Will Smith movie where we could erase Copperplate from the psyche of the world, we would.
We’ve turned out sights onto a font that has long been up and coming, one that is revolutionizing the way humans communicate. Yes, we are talking about the NEW greatest font of all time…Comic Sans!!!
Comic sans is the perfect way to add a bit of informality into a formal world. A bit of fun and lightheartedness into a world that is cold, dark and damp. Children smile brighter, diseases stop diseasing, those jokes you receive in your email inbox from the distant relative actually seem a bit funnier all from the way that the text is displayed on screen!
So thank you Comic Sans and no-thank you Copperplate.
What were we thinking supporting a font like Copperplate that clearly needs to go the way of the dodo bird. You are a blight that needs to be dealt with. Comic sans is the perfect font to handle that task!
Note: Even though in jest, every word typed above made my joints hurt, I now know what it’s like to have arthritis. Today is April Fool’s day, what better fool than comic sans;)
Canadian Hockey Team Won Gold Because of Copperplate!!!
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 | Education, Products | 1 Comment
Canada is Grateful for Their Hockey Team and Copperplate Gothic Bold for Winning Them the Gold!
The only reason why the Canadian Hockey team won the gold medal in the Olympics is because they used Copperplate Gothic Bold on their jerseys. We cannot think of any other reason than that as to why Canada won. This is perhaps the greatest example of recent times as to the dominance and the edge that Copperplate Gothic Bold gives to those who use it.
America should be ashamed for not having the foresight to anticipate the need for the extra help they would need in the finals. The least they could have done was create a separate final round jersey with Copperplate, that would have been logical.
You can’t deny that Copperplate was the extra man on the ice, silently urging players that they could achieve greatness, that they could dig just a little bit deeper to come up with a win.
Lets not underestimate those polite, beaver loving, Mountie policed, maple sugar high, tree hugging, moose eating, plaid wearing folks to the north. They knew exactly what they were doing in their national teams jersey design and let this be a lesson for the upcoming 2014 Olympics in Sochi, if you want to win you got to use Copperplate Gothic Bold!
Thanks to @pheriannath for this amazing find!
Rainforest Biodiversity Starts With a Font
Monday, March 1st, 2010 | Education | No Comments
Rainforest Diversity Starts With the Right Font...Choose Wisely
The first thing about rainforest biodiversity is that you must choose the right font to be the face of your efforts, we’re happy to say these folks chose wisely.
Copperplate is a strong font, no denying that. Look at how happy the birds are, a big bird and small bird flying high above Copperplate and the name of the logo. The tree is interesting because if it weren’t for their efforts this sickly looking tree wouldn’t be able to live, because it would be destroyed just because it’s different.
So thank you Rainforest Biodiversity Group, your efforts are much appreciated and noticed.
Twitter Logo Redesign…Copperplate Makes it Awesome!
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 | Courtesy Redesigns, Education | 1 Comment
Twitter Logo Courtesy Redesign, Look How Much More Awesome It Is With Copperplate Gothic Bold and a Bald Eagle!
One of the ways to spread how great Copperplate Gothic Bold can be for every written instance of communication in the English language and design is through showing it. We take an existing logo for products we wither like or use on a regular basis that have proven they are worthy of being Copperplated and then through careful analysis, user testing, peer review, and a spin through the large hadryon collider we come up with a “Courtesy Redesign.”
These redesigns would normally cost in excess of $50,000 (easily) for work of this quality. Companies contact us all the time about how they enjoy the refreshes and that they will be working it into their new marketing plan. With that said, we have decided to address a services I Love Copperplate Gothic Bold the website has just gotten into…Twitter.
Twitter does an OK job, they’ve created something cool, it’s stuck around, and it’s a unique way to communicate. The problem is, it’s not the way to communicate…YET! So with a little help from Copperplate I think they can achieve that goal.
We incorporated the blue from their current logo in into the Twitter logo redesign. We also stuck with the bird but it wasn’t strong enough. Everyone likes strong things. Popular people, leaders, business people, bears, Bald Eagles. So we replaced the weak ass bird with an Americanized Bald Eagle. We think that they can substitute out the bird with different countries animals. France could be a lemur, China could be a Parrot, Australia could be a Kangaroo, Barbados could be a sick animal. It all helps to establish a strong brand presence in the country that Twitter sets up shop.
So thank you Twitter for the service so far, with this courtesy redesign (your welcome) we think that you’ll be able to take over the world and possibly the universe with the power of Copperplate Gothic Bold behind you. May the twit be with you.
Credits:
Twitter.com
Bald Eagle
Campbell’s Soup, Neuromarketing, Copperplate Gothic Bold, Mmm Mmm Better.
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 | Education, Food | No Comments
Campbells Soup Just Got Mmm Mmm Better.
Scooby Doo and you too, look at what Campbells has done! They have now taken the leap into the 22nd century (way ahead of their time) by featuring none other than the best font of all time hands down…Copperplate Gothic Bold.
Primed and ready for consumers to plunk their money down for a darn good can of soup those folks at Campbells have it all figured out using the latest in neuromarketing to help soup afficianado’s find the right tasty can of goodness. In this case, they have used the power of human nature to influence the average person into purchasing their soups through design. Frederic would be proud, he might even say that this is the best use of Copperplate Gothic Bold ever. He just might if he were alive.
In fact, I bet good ol’ Freddy had his fair share of Campbells soup, I would bet a shiny wooden nickel that his favorite above all was alphabet shapes. Although he would curse the Campbell soup folks for not making the alphabet shapes Copperplate. I would not like to be around when good old Frederic Goudy wrote that strongly worded letter to the folks at Campbells, I’m sure it would have been written in Copperplate EXTRA Gothic Bold and would have removed any of the warmth that was left in the soup masters at Campbells. In fact, I bet that Frederic after writing this strongly worded letter got a formal apology from the president of Campbells and free soup for life. I can definitely see all of this happening.
Anyways kudos to the forward thinking at Campbells, we wish you great success in your redesign and let me tell you, with the power of CGB behind you nothing can go wrong. We wish the folks at Tropicana would have taken a note out of your lesson book in their most recent redesign debauchle. Mmm Mmm Bold.
Paterson Historic Building Angel-Man Paints Copperplate
Thursday, February 18th, 2010 | Education | No Comments
This Man Is an Angel
This man is an angel, he spends every waking moment of his life creating and painting masterpieces of Copperplate Gothic Bold. Just look at his handiwork taking a beautiful font back to it’s roots where Frederic Goudy once created this beautiful enduring font with his bare hands. Risking life and limb, he tirelessley works to recreate Copperplate Gothic Bold branding on the side of the Paterson Historic Building.
If you look closely enough at the photo you can see a halo appear right above the mans green baseball cap. He has got to be an angel for making this work of art actually appear out of thin air on the side of the building. Painting Copperplate to this degree of detail in many countries is a sacred thing. Like Michaelangelo painted masterpieces, this man works on his the greatest achievement of his life painstainkingly recreating the work of Frederic Goudy himself.
So we implore the churches of the world, fire up the canonization process because this photo documents an angel, a saint here on earth doing great and magical things for the benefit of man kind. Thank you sir for your work and diligence promoting Copperplate Gothic Bold, it will not go unrecognized!
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