Le Bron, Comic Sans, and the Minimalist Bauhaus-esque Fascist Snoozefest

What if you sent off your most impassioned manifesto ever, and even CNN reported on your lame choice of fonts? "These widespread abuses of printed type threaten to erode the very foundations upon which centuries of typographic history are built," quotes an article here. Even the Wall Street Journal took note of a fan's tweet: "nobody who posts official statements in Comic Sans MS should be running an NBA team."

But Comic Sans is fighting back in McSweeney's: "...think again, nerdhole, because I'm Comic Sans, and I'm the best thing to happen to typography since Johannes fucking Gutenberg.

"Sorry I'm standing in the way of your minimalist Bauhaus-esque fascist snoozefest."

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Thunderbitch needs a little kickstart...

Ever notice how some 70-99% of the graphic designers and art directors mentioned in design books, at awards—even in otherwise progressive magazines like Plazm—are male? Let's assume for a moment that women have also influenced the aesthetic and political juggernaut of visual culture. Where can we find 'em?

One good place to start is "Thunderbitch: Women Designers in Northwest Rock 1966–2010," opening August 5 in Seattle at Tether. Taking its name from a pseudonym for Catherine Weinstein, an early rock poster maker in Portland, this exhibit spans the emergence of psychedelic rock, DIY punk and new wave, grunge, riot grrl and today’s contemporary silkscreen gig poster movement from Washington and Oregon.

Can't make it? You'll want to check out the catalog. Oh wait: they need help funding the printing. Step on up at Kickstarter.

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