Matthew Kay @mjskay.com · Nov 12 The font would appear to be English 111 Adagio CE, available for the highly presidential sum of just $39.75 USD Note "The" is not kerned correctly (see perspective-corrected still for reference)
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you gave Derek the curse and I hope you're happy bsky.app/profile/seam...
The P and the r in Presidential are way too far apart too
Now that I see it, it looks like shit: The theme of the trump admin.
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I love when people pick apart stuff like this lol
I'm telling you, there's a decorator out there laughing his ass off about selling him spray painted geegaws for thousands. #demented
What’s really making my eye twitch is that “T he” is centered while “P residential” and “Walk of Fame” appear to be left-aligned.
Amazingly tacky. As if a satire.
Pedant mode on - it's Typeface - Pedant mode of Font describes a typeface of a particular size, slant ect
Same energy
Are they labeling everything because he had no clue where he is?
The font you mention is a Bitstream copy of a George Shelley Script. luc.devroye.org/fonts-33098.... fontsinuse.com/typefaces/27... www.fastcompany.com/91435635/new...
Nice job on the kerning.
@symbo1ics.bsky.social I believe this may be pertinent to your interests ;)
Former typesetter here. I'd try to tuck that "r" a bit under the "P."
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“Walk of Fame”. Priorities I guess
This is important work. It's crazy to me how bad rich people and big businesses are at this stuff.
He says it's bronze then 2 seconds later it's brass! Carved? Fucking eejit.
Right, that looks crappy. Question: where do movie credits get their fonts from? They always look really good!
Wait.. He says it's bronze.. Then brass.. 'carved'. Yeah, right.. Laser carved most likely, using that pedestrian font. It's so Emperor's-New-Clothes. The trades just blow smoke up his ass and he believes them.
How did you figure this out? Do you have tools to do this or did you just recognize it?
ditto, same as on that 3 sheet paper paste-up Funnily, while there's no rule against using fonts designed for digital for signage, that's what using Bitsream stuff is. bsky.app/profile/bots...
I was a typesetter for years and I haven’t heard the term “kerned” in ages.
Leave it Trump to mess up writing "the"
the 'P' in "Presidential" (sic) also looks off
would bet $39.75 they didn't pay for the font either
If the person who did this gets fired or is stiffed for payment, I offer my heartfelt Fonts and Prayers.
I’m worried that he’s using gold from Fort Knox somewhere. I wish someone would check on that.
I bet you one hundred dollars they did not actually bother to license the font they misused.
The kerning is painful!
what is next ? Live , Laugh, Deport ?
Presidential Walk of Shame
Pr is also a sore to the eyeß
A-politically speaking, Republicans seem to go out of their way for bad design. It's always been like this.
Perhaps Elon suggested the font as cost saving? To be honest I think it’s Shelley Script LT Std Regular which is FREE: freefonts.co/fonts/shelle...
newsome should do a presidential wall of shame and...you know
These are the ppl what eat well done steak w ketchup.
Mandatory
Which of Trump's shell companies resold it to the government at 1000% mark-up is my question?
I thought the green overlay was showing us what that would look like when it patinas
"T he" Or, "Tee Hee"
It is fitting and proper to ensure that this specific font, in gold, ALL CAPS and U N K E RN E D, be used for his grave marker. It is what he’d want.
Does the baseline on the T look a smidge off, as well?
I can’t see the current administration paying for a font!
This thread rules. Spent many years in prepress & publishing. Still have a pica ruler somewhere. Can also still spot when spine copy is off center by like a half pica
Also - since it’s a connecting script, they’ve used the wrong version of the first lowercase letter in each word except the “a”s. There shouldn’t be a preconnection stroke with no lowercase letter before it to connect to.
the installer might also had challenge with that space
there is SO MUCH wrong with this abomination! can anyone tell me why the name of the fucking place is stacked next to the door AND above the windows?! also, i just accidentally discovere this cheesy roadside attraction in clermont, florida. its sign uses a nearly identical font.
Correct, “The” is not kerned correctly. Neither is “Presidential,” nor is “Fame.”
It’s so cheap looking that it may come off easily when he’s out of there
Also I believe the word they are looking for is “shame”
At least it’s cheap, since we’re all paying for it
Does that mean he stole it?
Ooh yes! Can’t unsee it now. So shoddy. Perfect metaphor.
The sniffing is back.