Cowie and Fox » Typography http://www.cowieandfox.com/blog The Agency of Change Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:41:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Typographic Sex with Durex http://www.cowieandfox.com/blog/2010/03/typographic-sex-with-durex/ http://www.cowieandfox.com/blog/2010/03/typographic-sex-with-durex/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:39:02 +0000 Nicole Phillips http://www.cowieandfox.com/blog/?p=1230 Cheeky Durex ads designed by Andrej Krahne

Although I think the type choice could be better (Hobo definitely isn’t one of my favorites) and the copy writing tweaked, I think the overall concept is pretty great.

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I’ve discovered a brilliant crafty exploration, showing Arial vs. Helvetica side-by-side. You’ll notice that in most cases Helvetica is the simpler, more elegant of the two. (see the angles of the r, t and c).

You might also noticed that there’s only 10 characters listed here, is it because all the others are identical? Some investigation needs to take place! Anyone up for the challenge?

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Are those rolos for the keys??! How creative!  All I have to say is, this cake definitely doesn’t belong on this website.
You can find The Regional Assembly of Text along Main street in Vancouver.

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typographica.com – Our Favourite Fonts of 2008

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