Jack Yan (甄爵恩)Dec 22
For lease #Navidad. https://www.tumblr.com/fontpolice/160570918694/for-lease-navidad-the-for-lease-sign-in-univers #FontPolice #humour
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💬 0  🔁 38  ❤️ 96 · For lease Navidad The ‘For lease’ sign in Univers Extra Black has been slightly condensed, probably by around 10 per cent. We question if that was necessary—the sign could have b…

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Jack Yan (甄爵恩)Nov 30

At #FontPolice: you’re busted.

https://fontpolice.tumblr.com/post/801594795554422784/youre-busted #typography #humour

You're busted

Lucas de Groot’s Calibri Bold was not meant to be condensed electronically like this. It could have been better on two lines at their natural widths, which would have had more impact, or a proper...

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#fontpolice Cc: @jackyan.bsky.social @jackyan.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

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N-gated Hacker NewsApr 23, 2025
In today's episode of "Things Nobody Asked For," we dive into the thrilling world of font theft. 🚔💼 Apparently, your moral compass is at stake if you dare to borrow a few pixels. 🤷‍♂️ Just remember, the Font Police are always watching. 👀🔍
https://fedi.rib.gay/notes/a6xqityngfubsz0f #fonttheft #fontpolice #moralcompass #digitalethics #designlaw #HackerNews #ngated
Rib :ms_red_panda: (@Rib)

Today Melissa Lewis over on BlueSky pointed out that the font used in the infamous "You wouldn't steal a car" anti-piracy campaign was actually designed by Just van Rossum, whose brother, Guido, created the Python programming language (https://bsky.app/profile/melissa.news/post/3ln7hx5rhcj2v) She also pointed out that the font had been cloned and released illegally for free under the name "XBAND Rough". Naturally, it would be hilarious if the anti-piracy campaign actually turned out to have used this pirated font, so I went sleuthing and quickly found a PDF from the campaign site with the font embedded (https://web.archive.org/web/20051223202935/http://www.piracyisacrime.com:80/press/pdfs/150605_8PP_brochure.pdf). So I chucked it into FontForge and yep, turns out the campaign used a pirated font the entire time! 📎

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Cachalot the Fediverse WhaleMay 31, 2023
Without proper punctuation and spacing, this sign could have another case for the #FontPolice
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Jack Yan (甄爵恩)Mar 8, 2023

In Font Police
Dynamic signage

https://fontpolice.tumblr.com/post/711209940973420544/dynamic-signage #FontPolice #humour

Dynamic signage

These are more misdemeanours than outright typographic crimes, with the exception of Mitchell’s Wholesale Provedores, with its faux condensing and ASCII apostrophe. But do think about how large...

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Jack Yan (甄爵恩)Mar 8, 2023

In Font Police
When life gives you lemons

https://fontpolice.tumblr.com/post/711209304434393088/when-life-gives-you-lemons #FontPolice #humour

When life gives you lemons

As far as Font Police is concerned, the bottom part is actually fine—Americana appears as it should. We’re far more concerned with how Avenir has been horribly, artificially condensed in the top part...

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