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Canada Be very careful when setting a word all in uppercase, as obscuring certain glyphs can give it a very different meaning.

Canada Be very careful when setting a word all in uppercase, as obscuring certain glyphs can give it a very different meaning.

(Source: theamericankid, via integers)

Exam time Bad letterspacing. The S in the last School appears to be upside-down. We’re not convinced any of those Ms aren’t Ws. Oh, and the I in Final appears to be at a strange angle, which could cause a serious misinterpretation of the intended message.

Exam time Bad letterspacing. The S in the last School appears to be upside-down. We’re not convinced any of those Ms aren’t Ws. Oh, and the I in Final appears to be at a strange angle, which could cause a serious misinterpretation of the intended message.

Quit school The New Zealand Government embarks on a campaign to lighten the load on the education budget. (Via oneandiwatson on Instagram.)

Quit school The New Zealand Government embarks on a campaign to lighten the load on the education budget. (Via oneandiwatson on Instagram.)

The Christmas Font Police entry This is a very poor use of Antique Olive Compact, especially when other weights exist. Merry Christmas to all readers and thank you for your support this year!

The Christmas Font Police entry This is a very poor use of Antique Olive Compact, especially when other weights exist.

Merry Christmas to all readers and thank you for your support this year!

(Source: iconic88)

‘Desperate Ho, Use Wives’ Word breaks are important.

‘Desperate Ho, Use Wives’ Word breaks are important.

(Source: jmonster666, via sewaddled)

Can’t count on it That’s the problem with these dot-matrix displays. This one shows the numerals in Klingon. Or some alien script system.

Can’t count on it That’s the problem with these dot-matrix displays. This one shows the numerals in Klingon. Or some alien script system.

Shcool More a case of bad spelling or dyslexia than bad typography, but the Font Police would have tried to make a case. At Southern Guilford High School, North Carolina.

Shcool More a case of bad spelling or dyslexia than bad typography, but the Font Police would have tried to make a case. At Southern Guilford High School, North Carolina.