Comments on: Red is the Helvetica of colours http://spiekermann.com/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/ Typomania is incurable but not lethal. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:29:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: erik s http://spiekermann.com/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/comment-page-1/#comment-280 erik s Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:00:41 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/#comment-280 You are not the only one, that’s why I took the photograph. We all see stuff like this every day but usually don’t have a way to share it. That is why a lot of people keep blogs. You are not the only one, that’s why I took the photograph. We all see stuff like this every day but usually don’t have a way to share it. That is why a lot of people keep blogs.

]]> By: Karl http://spiekermann.com/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Karl Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:09:49 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/#comment-279 Am I the only one amazed at this individual's handwriting, or presentation? Sure... There is grammatical error, but I think the form of delivery here is just great. Be it by mistake, or happenstance of someone just trying to be witty, it is flat out "awesome." Am I the only one amazed at this individual’s handwriting, or presentation? Sure… There is grammatical error, but I think the form of delivery here is just great.

Be it by mistake, or happenstance of someone just trying to be witty, it is flat out “awesome.”

]]> By: chb http://spiekermann.com/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/comment-page-1/#comment-220 chb Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:43:58 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/#comment-220 red is overrated, unless it's on a woman! red is overrated, unless it’s on a woman!

]]> By: e http://spiekermann.com/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/comment-page-1/#comment-219 e Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:55:56 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/#comment-219 Couldn’t it be without the hyphen: overrated. As in overtaken? Or is that my Germanic way of thinking? Couldn’t it be without the hyphen:
overrated. As in overtaken? Or is that my Germanic way of thinking?

]]> By: chvnx http://spiekermann.com/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/comment-page-1/#comment-218 chvnx Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:43:01 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/#comment-218 It should read: "Red is an over-rated colour." When are these damn vandals going to learn how to spell? It should read:

“Red is an over-rated colour.”

When are these damn vandals going to learn how to spell?

]]> By: Zumi http://spiekermann.com/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Zumi Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:45:36 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/#comment-217 Incorrect spelling adds character to graffiti. It's probably a commentary on the people who do it, more than anything. Incorrect spelling adds character to graffiti. It’s probably a commentary on the people who do it, more than anything.

]]> By: e http://spiekermann.com/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/comment-page-1/#comment-216 e Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:21:29 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/#comment-216 @ Erik: when it comes to colour, i am a Helvetica person. I really cannot work with colour, so i keep to the typographic ones: black, white and red. And i am thinking of changing the red on my blog! @ Erik:
when it comes to colour, i am a Helvetica person. I really cannot work with colour, so i keep to the typographic ones: black, white and red.

And i am thinking of changing the red on my blog!

]]> By: joe http://spiekermann.com/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/comment-page-1/#comment-215 joe Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:13:59 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/#comment-215 Nice contrast though blue and red. Also, interesting graffiti commentary, most graffiti in America is people saying U R dumb, or drawings of genitalia Nice contrast though blue and red. Also, interesting graffiti commentary, most graffiti in America is people saying U R dumb, or drawings of genitalia

]]> By: Erik http://spiekermann.com/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/comment-page-1/#comment-214 Erik Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:12:06 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/#comment-214 I guess you should change the colour of your blog then.. I guess you should change the colour of your blog then..

]]> By: e http://spiekermann.com/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/comment-page-1/#comment-213 e Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:36:26 +0000 http://p051916.de/spiekerblog/en/red-is-the-helvetica-of-colours/#comment-213 Quite. And we’d probably spell overrated in one word, wouldn’t you (I’m German, after all)? Quite. And we’d probably spell overrated in one word, wouldn’t you (I’m German, after all)?

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