Phinney’s TheFontDetective.com

Thomas Phinney

Because there are always more forgeries, disputed point sizes, and bad typography, I have been forced to create a web site to promote my font detective services. https://thefontdetective.com

I have been meaning to do this for a while, but getting FontLab VI out the door was a major undertaking.

The front page is in pretty good shape. My web designer is still working on the visual presentation of other pages, but content should be pretty solid. Feedback welcome! 

NOTE: Most of the good aspects of the design/presentation are thanks to Josh Korwin (http://blog.threestepsahead.com/)—the less impressive aspects are doubtless all my fault.

Chris Lozos

Happy Hunting,  Thomas :-)

Hrant Հրանդ Փափազեան Papazian

"Just the fonts, ma'am."

Best of luck with it!

Thomas Phinney

Hrant H. Papazian said:

"Just the fonts, ma'am."

I definitely need to find a chance to use that.

Ray Larabie

I tweeted about this and got this response. It's time to go microphone shopping.

Yo this should be a podcast I would defo subscribe. Mystery Show but with fonts. https://t.co/rldZzJKcyT

— Æbbie (@zeroanaphora) April 28, 2018

Ramiro Espinoza

Please, when you retire, write a Font Detective memoir. Or better, noir type detective stories inspired by true events. I will read this stuff with pleasure

Ori Ben-Dor

Yeah, I was hoping it would eventually lead to a detective novel too
Good luck, Thomas!

Hrant Հրանդ Փափազեան Papazian

Yes, an adult version of this delightful thing:

Nick Shinn

The web site appears to be missing a picture of you sporting deerstalker, cape and meerschaum.

Russell McGorman

I'll be waiting for the Maltese Ligature with Sam Serif

James Puckett

Knowing Thomas his detective stories would involve the identification of strange types in stranger books that cause strange madness.

LeMo aka PatternMan aka Frank E Blokland

Russell McGorman

Well, it's A murder weapon... But is it The murder weapon?

Chris Lozos

I thought id was Murder She Wrote ;-)

Simon Cozens

Make it squishier. In advocacy, people respond more to stories than to lists of features. I’d personally move some of the blog posts about cases you’ve worked on (such as the Pakistan story) more front-and-centre on the site. They work well both as testimonials about the kind of work you do and as ways of drawing human interest and attention to your services.

Thomas Phinney

Hey Simon,

Thanks for the suggestion. My initial thought is that this site isn't so much intended for publicity purposes, as to actually be aimed at potential clients. They have a specific problem and are trying to figure out if there is somebody (perhaps me) who can help them solve it.

That said, human interest and intriguing cases probably make for a more interesting site. I'll think about whether there's a better way to strike a balance on that.

Theunis de Jong

Would you like title suggestions for your cases?

"A Scandal in Bodoni"

"The Five Orange Tittles"

When faced with a low quality font rip-off: "The Baskerville of the Hounds".

Chris Lozos

"Ten Little Lydians"

Chris Lozos

Don't forget your badge, Thomas:

Thomas Phinney

One of my talk proposals for TypeCon was a fresh font detective talk! But with 20 min there would not be much time.

Hrant Հրանդ Փափազեան Papazian

Are you counting the commercial breaks?

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SiDaniels

"Terminal Design's Greatest Hits" ;-)

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Rob Barba

Looks good, but were you aware that at the bottom of the front page you've still got a date error?

Copyright © [oceanwp_date]

Thomas Phinney

Ack. Thanks. I will have to take care of that!

Thomas Phinney

Fixed

Rob Barba

Looking good!