Who gave Times New Roman all this power‽ Joshua "The Scorpion" Dick and Kyle "Victory Hands" Read review the contentious switch from Times New Roman to Calibri made by the US State Department this year and worry about how little control we actually have about which fonts become all-powerful. Times New Roman may be on its way out, but there are some TNR dieha ... Show More
Jan 2025
S4E11 - All The Typographic Feels
What kind of year has it been in type‽ Josh and Kyle have much to reflect on from 2024, and even though they try to do it with a chill vibe, it's hard to ignore all the energy coming from the type world. Kyle can't quite pin down how 2024 made him feel, but he finds the strength ... Show More
49m 51s
Nov 2024
S4E9 - Gather 'Round Our Typographic Table
What’s your starchiest font‽ It’s Turkey Time again people, and we have once again laid out a five-course meal of our favorite fonts from 2024! So get ready to devour gorgeous backslants, crunchy fonts with no curves, and New Jersey license plate letters that say "I'm walking her ... Show More
44m 1s
Jun 2021
Why We Love to Hate Comic Sans and the Return of Fonts with Personality
If Comic Sans showed up at a house party, would it be welcome or shown the door? In this episode, the Wireframe team parties down with a wild array of fonts, good and bad, to learn about the rise of novelty typefaces like Comic Sans and the proliferation of the now all-too-famili ... Show More
27m 40s
Nov 2023
Episode 166: It's the Divas Episode: Streisand! Kardashian! And ... Napoleon?
This week, Flora Gill discusses why all of us will soon be unable to avoid Kim Kardashian’s nipples. Then, while we’re on the subject of divas, it’s been impossible to avoid the new memoir by Barbra Streisand. Yet there’s one problem with the book, which clocks in at almost 1,000 ... Show More
29m 14s
<p>The nation's most prestigious newspaper insists on asking a very stupid question. So for this month's bonus episode, we decided to answer it. <br/><br/><a href='https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod'><b>To hear the rest of the show, support us on Patreon</b></a><b>: <br ... Show More
