The villain origin story of Papyrus, the world's second most reviled font. Perhaps the hate is not so deserved? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
00:00 | I know what you DIDDD!!
00:58 | John Roshell, designing a custom Avatar font
01:51 | The designer of Papyrus, Chris Costello
02:40 | The 1980s, pasteup and Letraset
04:37 | Letragraphica and the creation of Papyrus
05:59 | The "Instant Lettering" production process
07:32 | The 1990s - Office 97, Publisher 98, Papryus goes mainstream
08:22 | The power of software bundling
09:04 | Mismatched upper and lowercase details
10:41 | Two sets of capitals. One awful digital conversion.
12:07 | The mainstream appeal of Papyrus
12:49 | Sponsor - Envato Elements
14:06 | The 2000s and hitting Papyrus saturation
15:10 | Organic food, yoga and wellness
16:06 | Papyrus and Avatar. Problem 1 - expensive film, cheap font.
16:40 | Papyrus and Avatar. Problem 2 - careless or quite fitting?
18:09 | An Indigenous stereotype, imperialist tropes
20:13 | A catchall stereotype for otherness and "natural"
21:02 | The artificial patina of Papyrus
22:59 | Life after Peak Papyrus
23:39 | Does it deserve its bad reputation?
24:47 | A milestone video and call for collaborators!