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If Sarah Palin was a font…

October 2nd, 2008  |  typography  |  6 Comments

Which one would she be? That’s the question I posed earlier today.

I got a great response via Twitter and Facebook. Lots of votes for simple san serifs and a few dingbats. My favorites were the decorative fonts, chosen for their name (Chiller - wr3n) or appearance (the very circus-like Rosewood - johnny_bones). Some shared a little history in their picks (Arial, because it was just a hashed-together verison of the better Helvetica. It wasn’t ready but was released anyway - sparkyfirepants). Others revealed more than a little of their personal opinion (Arial Black because there’s almost never an appropriate time to use it - davehuston).

Bonus points go to altercloud for accuracy (Accidental Presidency) and ErinNoelG for originality (Moosekiller Bold).

See all the responses and add your own on Flickr.


Tags: fonts, politics, poll, sarahpalin, typography

Responses

Very nice; I like Chiller the best.

Will on October 2nd, 2008 at 5:37 pm

Yes! I typed out her name in Word and previewed them all. I knew Chiller was it!

wr3n on October 2nd, 2008 at 6:11 pm

That was funny - “if Sarah Palin were a font.”

I’d select the top most line - the first line. Chilling.

Stephen Hopson on October 4th, 2008 at 7:41 am

I was thinking something that wasn’t very professional, kind of like that of a 10-year-old girl’s who dots her i’s with circles and uses big, round, open hoops.

I couldn’t find one like that, but here are a few others:

Curlz MT
Jokerman
Kristin ITC
Tall Paul

Al on October 8th, 2008 at 12:47 am

Is there a typeface available called “My Worst Nightmare” “Airhead With a Gun” ?

Chris Lozos on November 1st, 2008 at 2:42 pm

Ma Sexy :p hahahahaaaa.

Hannah on January 1st, 2009 at 6:45 pm

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