
In In Defense of Papyrus, former type snob and design commentator David Kadavy (author of Design for Hackers ) finally formulates a coherent explanation of why the Papyrus font was used in the international blockbuster, Avatar.
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Why would a movie with a $280 million budget not only use a font that ships free on nearly every computer on the planet – but that also happens to be the world's second-most-hated font?įor a decade, nobody could make sense of it. Even Ryan Gosling spoke out about the issue, through a hilarious (and horrifying) SNL skit. In 2009, director James Cameron set the typography world on fire, by using the Papyrus font for the logo of his movie, Avatar. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice.

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