Listen Ad-free

Fontroversy #3: "Impact: Facebook Mom Vibes?"

Did I Do That?: Making Graphic Design & Mistakes

Jan 11 2024 • 38 mins

When frustration around the meme-iest of meme fonts starts to go viral around the studio, guest expert Sophia Mick bursts in to help set Lena and Sean straight on Impact’s… impact.


Segment Producer: Sophia Mick

Researcher: Mette Voldengen

Story Editor: Milos Dugas


"Candy Paper Wrap Crinkling" Sound Effect by Emile99, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.


This episode was recorded Tuesday, June 6, 2023 and originally published on Thursday, August 17, 2023.


--

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Fontroversy was created by the students of DES 399 Public Design Communication in the Spring of 2019 as part of Portland State University’s Graphic Design program in Portland, Oregon. You can learn more about PSUGD at psu.gd. You can learn more about the PSU School of Art+Design at pdx.edu/art-design.


Host: Lena Hall

Show Art: Robert Ditty

Social Media Coordinator: Ashley Heeke

Producer: Sean Schumacher

Editorial Assistance by: Orion Cortez

Music: “How Can Things Be” by Holizna


For more about Fontroversy, visit fontroversy.com or follow @fontroversy.psugd on Instagram.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You Might Like

The Moth
The Moth
The Moth
Spooked
Spooked
Snap Judgment
Snap Judgment
Snap Judgment
Snap Judgment and PRX
99% Invisible
99% Invisible
Roman Mars
Myths and Legends
Myths and Legends
Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod
Selected Shorts
Selected Shorts
Symphony Space
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcasts
Gastropod
Gastropod
Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley
Fantasy Fangirls
Fantasy Fangirls
Fantasy Fangirls
LeVar Burton Reads
LeVar Burton Reads
LeVar Burton and Stitcher