An amusing exercise - abbreviations becoming characters

[rfenwick]

Haha, I have to say that to have a whole hefty thread discussing how best to represent "What the F**k" is proof that typographers and type designers do have a sense of humour.

[dezcom]

"...proof that typographers and type designers do have a sense of humour."

Nah, it just proves that we are not much different than sailors or truck drivers :-)

ChrisL

[Daminox]

Of course the WTF sign has to be obscene, but in a hidden and sofisticated way!
Here is an interrogative form of the sign I proposed a few days ago.
Its vulgarity seems obvious (ask Dr Freud or your girlfriend if you don't understand why...) :

- Thanks for your help on macroflash, so good it is-

Last thing, a butt-like logo that has not forgotten its gothic origins :

I'm afraid this funny exercise is making myself an addict. I swear this is my last try (until tomorrow?).

[jduyvun]

http://x12.putfile.com/12/33421593393.jpg

[hrant]

Wow, my kinda thread!! Great stuff guys.
But did this really get over 54 thousand reads?!
I guess the spam comes with the territory. Or is it that
the beef comes with the territory... Or the actual cows.

> the imaginary alphabet that Alessio Leonardi showed in his presentation at TypeCon

Mark, where can I see this?

Ikean, I guess yours really IS the German one: "Vat der ****?!". ;-)

> they would have to ultimately be easy glyphs to produce by hand

Maybe. But that would place it outside the context of this site.

> @ and & are created for single words.

I've actually heard that "&" was originally called "and per se and" or something.

> Letters are the same for us but language isn’t!

I think letters aren't either! :-)

hhp

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[Paul Cutler]

Mark Simonsons first post is a rough sketch?

Excuse me while I die…

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[John Hudson]

But did this really get over 54 thousand reads?!

Yes, we were boing-boing'd.

[cuttlefish]

Ho boy! Porn spam on university forums linked here! WTF?
(Now would be a good time to have that handy ligature.)

[Daminox]

I've been thinking about it recently...

Different language, different letters - collaboration!

[metalfoot]

Those last two are eerily reminiscent of the old Hartford Whalers logo...

[dezcom]

The t and the f look like bosom buddies :-)

ChrisL

[Si_Daniels]

Chris, is that the breast you could come up with? ;-)

[John Hudson]

Titilating though this is, we don't want to get boing-boing'd again.

[dezcom]

Vahrumpah! Chiiish!

:-)

ChrisL

[markweee]

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[Ad3m]

I’ve had a look for a FAQ which might save me asking this question - couldn’t find one, though this may be due to an error in my search rather than the document’s absence - and I don’t Sohbet know whether it’s a massive etiquette breach to even ask this, but:

I really like one of your wtf ligatures. Please may I start to use muhabbet it, giving you appropriate credit?

Thanks in advance,
Chris
(having checked to see whether it’s possible to e-mail you this rather than posting it to the board)

[Theunis de Jong]

Oh, that eternal question of how to get rich quickly; and the miraculous invention of spam as the solution...

[dtw]

I hear that the province of Asdsd in the country of Sdfsdf has declared war on San Serriffe. Does Ad3m know anything about it?

[Daminox]

...And, in case this has not been investigated yet:

or finally, for all those who want to say "Lots of Love":

Cheers,
D.

[Daminox]

Hi all,

Let's dig it up for an announcement: Mammy L and Daddy L just gave birth to a baby o.

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They call him Lolito, for he came to the world with a spontaneous smile.

[Dutchie]

Hi,

From the time stamps on the posts I fear this thread may no longer be active, but this thread was only brought to my attention just now (by the Webdesigner Depot news letter). I would still like to comment on this thread: both WTF and LOL are normally written in capitals, so my suggestion for their symbols would be

(in Myriad)