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I Loath Algerian Font Day #9

by Kenny Conley | Mar 27, 2010 | Ideas, Random | 0

Someone is proud to be Chamorro. I’m not sure what that is, but I don’t really care. Algerian is an overused font that doesn’t really “fit” in most uses, like the one here. Come on designers, just...

I Loath Algerian Font Day #8

by Kenny Conley | Mar 11, 2010 | Random | 0

I snapped this shot while driving in San Antonio this past summer. Of all the beautiful fonts in the world to grace the side of your truck (or end) why chose this overused...

I Loath Algerian Font Day #7

by Kenny Conley | Mar 2, 2010 | Random | 0

Sometimes I forget about this eternal series I’m doing. I can’t believe I’m only on #7. Last week I did number 6 although I didn’t name it. I saw the Good News Journal last week and that infamous Algerian...

A little Algerian hate in Louisville, KY

by Kenny Conley | Feb 24, 2010 | Ideas, Random | 0

It’s been a while since I’ve posted in my Algerian series. In case you’re new to this blog, Wikipedia has sited Childrens Ministry Online as a “hate site” for the Algerian font. Check it out. So...

I Loath Algerian Font Day #5

by Kenny Conley | Jun 7, 2009 | Ideas | 0

Before the Orange Conference I hung out in Atlanta for a few days with my parents. One day we hiked Stone Mountain. In the gift shop were all kinds of tacky things to buy. One of them happened to be this train whistle....

I Loath Algerian Font: I’m not alone

by Kenny Conley | Jun 7, 2009 | Ideas | 1

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted an Algerian font in the wild. I did see one while in Atlanta last month and was getting ready to upload it when I discovered something. I noticed a link coming into this blog...

Comic Sans… I hate you too!

by Kenny Conley | Apr 21, 2009 | Ideas | 3

You’ve heard that I “loath” the Algerian font. Well, I dislike Comic Sans just as much. It’s not that it’s a horrible font, it’s just that you people freaking over use it. I say “you...

I Loath Algerian Font Day #4

by Kenny Conley | Sep 4, 2008 | Ideas | 2

Now that I’ve made it a point to actually blog about Algerian, I’m amazed about how much more often I just happen to run into it. The day after I started this themed post, I went to dinner with my wife and my summer...

I Loath Algerian Font Day #3

by Kenny Conley | Aug 28, 2008 | Ideas | 1

About six weeks ago I went to an office furniture store to purchase some school lockers. As I was walking into the store, I noticed this sign on the door. I was with my staff that knew about my “thing” with Algerian....

I Loath Algerian Font Day #2

by Kenny Conley | Aug 22, 2008 | Ideas | 0

A month or so after getting to Gateway, I found this sign posted in one of our tech booths. Just a few days earlier I told my intern about my distaste for this font. He cracked up when he noticed me finding this sign....

I Loath Algerian Font Day #1

by Kenny Conley | Aug 14, 2008 | Ideas | 0

Just after Sara and I moved to Austin I saw this sign. We were living in the hotel at the time and we stopped at this gas station to get a soft drink. I was sitting in the car and noticed this sign. Notice the...

I’m going to have theme blog day

by Kenny Conley | Aug 13, 2008 | Ideas | 5

Several of my friends have a recurring theme day for their blog. My friend Sam has YouTube Friday. Matt has a bunch of theme days like Ministry Monday’s, Two Minute Tuesdays and Sign Wednesdays. I’ve never had one of...