Something for the type nerd in the family
Chris D
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/benbf/the-font-deck-a-playing-card-guide-to-typography
Looks kinda fun, good for students. I have an old deck of WWII plane spotter cards that work similar to this, it's quite a good method of learning a bunch of random facts about a topic in no time!
Looks kinda fun, good for students. I have an old deck of WWII plane spotter cards that work similar to this, it's quite a good method of learning a bunch of random facts about a topic in no time!
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I prefer the term “aficionado” to “nerd”.
But in this case, perhaps “dilettante” would be more appropriate.
Although, of course, “nerd” is easier to spell.4 -
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I used "nerd" as a term of endearment - Aussie humour tends to be self deprecating, and it gets lost in translation sometimes
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