Minister of Typography

[libertango]

I am assured the idea comes from this blog post, and John D. Berry had nothing to do with the image, only an offhand comment, but... I give you this:

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[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Grin. That'll show John.

(I read his Minister of Typography post a week or more ago, so instantly recognized where the idea for the poster came from. And I could tell at first glance that John had nothing to do with the type or layout. None of that stopped me from being amused.)

From the link: "Apologies for the hurried (dreadful) PhotoShop job. Send me a better one, if you can. Who would you vote for?"

I do hope one or more people take them up on their request for a better one. I really wanna see one where the signs in the background say "Type We Can Believe In"...in the same style as the change signs.

Or a simple, elegant sign that said:

"Type
Hope

John D. Berry
America's First
Minister of Typography"

In the Obama blues with the logo, of course.

It's a good thing my Photoshop skills aren't up to it. But John has lots of friends and design colleagues whose are....

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

Ha! "Type We Can Believe In" was my response on the vanguard-disc list where I first saw this just a bit ago.