{"id":220,"date":"2010-06-16T13:48:02","date_gmt":"2010-06-16T17:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viciousgrin.com\/blog\/?p=220"},"modified":"2011-12-12T14:47:28","modified_gmt":"2011-12-12T19:47:28","slug":"from-the-win-files-a-fonts-story-the-best-wedding-invitations-and-a-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viciousgrin.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/16\/from-the-win-files-a-fonts-story-the-best-wedding-invitations-and-a-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"From The Win Files: A Font’s Story, The Best Wedding Invitations, and a Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From The Win Files will be a list of nifty things or links that I just find completely and utterly awesome. Welcome to the first installment.<\/p>\n

I Am Comic Sans<\/strong><\/a>, a short imagined monologue from an oft-maligned font found on every personal computer from here to Timbuktu. If you have delicate sensibilities regarding foul language, this here be your warning.<\/p>\n

I have the uncontrollable urge to place a tiny little 100×100 preview graphic of the awesome in the next link but I can’t bring myself to preview it and cheapen the full reveal. While I was very proud of my own wedding invitations, I would have been just as happy with these and take no personal insult in declaring them the Best. Wedding Invitations. Ever.<\/strong><\/a> Serious nerd points with this one. Serious. Like whoa.<\/p>\n

Morgan Spurlock of Super Size Me<\/a> fame is working on a documentary about people who <3 Comic-Con<\/a><\/strong>. My husband and I are going to Comic-Con<\/a> this year for 2 days of our honeymoon. I’m trying to decide if I’m going to be outgoing enough to send in a submission for the documentary. How much will I kick myself if I miss out on it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From The Win Files will be a list of nifty things or links that I just find completely and utterly awesome. Welcome to the first installment. I Am Comic Sans, a short imagined monologue from an oft-maligned font found on every personal computer from here to Timbuktu. If you have delicate sensibilities regarding foul language, … <\/p>\n

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