linus-boman 1 year ago
Linus Boman #Dee Dee Design

Papyrus | The World's 2nd Most Hated Font

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!