to illegibility and beyond

I think I made mention of this once before, but I believe it was so long ago that the mention I made has been safely forgotten. In a book written by him, and amply packed with multitudinous examples of his gorgeously far-out illustrations, Kelly Freas spoke of certain pieces of his artwork of which he was rather proud but which weren't well received by those people who had comissioned them. My typography isn't exactly "art", but I understand Mr. Freas predicament perfectly. Cashless seemed to me to be the first and last word in "the far-flung funky future as naively viewed from the 1970s" alphanumerics. Boy, was I wrong. Cashless got no love whatsoever. Perhaps folk are faster to fall in love with fonts which are a bit easier to read. Philistines!

Comments

[extrarice]

Bah, those who want instant gratification miss out on the truly great things. Cashless is awesome!

[Danielle]

I think it's fabulous, and I can read it just fine. So there.

(...Do we have to WEAR the plastic?)

[Mr C.]

http://tinyurl.com/3ashdk comes to mind.