Pr*tty
Stylish and compelling. When you see this, there’s that brief moment - just a nanosecond - when the U and the J read as pure, abstract geometry, then a nanosecond later read as the letterforms they are. I could comfortably live in that first nanosecond for a few weeks at least.
Sh*tty
Here’s a reader contribution that I’ve been holding onto for months, just waiting for the right counterpart to appear. It’s a real shame I had to wait so long to show it too, because wow, is it awful. I’ve seen a lot of bad ligatures in my time, but this is among the most stupid ever made. Also, that typeface is criminal.
Any guesses what a Celebritu is? Leave a comment. The most entertaining definition gets a prize.
The sh*tty image was supplied by my pal Domenic Pagaliluan. Thanks D!
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an emu party!
ReplyDeleteCelebritu: a public relations or advertising method designed to make the subject believe that by purchasing goods of a certain type they will attain qualities of celebrity status in terms of exposure, appearance, or attitude.
ReplyDeleteCelebritu is shorthand for (Celebrate the bris, too?) when you meet someone unexpected at a bris.
ReplyDeleteOr you are really happy someone served you filtered water.
Celebritu: The corporate mascot for Celebrity X Cruises, a two-foot tall jarred clone of Britney Spears genetically reconstituted from cast off skin flakes and sweat beads collected backstage at the 2007 MTV Music Awards.
ReplyDeletecelebritu - n. half of a discarded dance garment once worn by Madonna.
ReplyDeletecelebritu - latin expression which literally translates to "you're famous, too?" - made famous in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
"Celebritu, Brute?"
sweet, i'm so happy 'celebritu' finally found its pr*tty. uniqlo's got it goin' on. thanks josh!
ReplyDeleteI think josh_kg wins the prize. But is the clone 2 feet tall because it's under-developed, or is it a fully adult version of Britney, just shorter?
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