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Fontroversy: The Fonts That Just Aren't Quite Our Type

Fontroversy: The Fonts That Just Aren't Quite Our Type

Di: Lena Hall Sean Schumacher DES 399 Public Design Communication at PSUGD
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A limited-run series about the stories behind the fonts that just aren't quite our type, hosted by Lena Hall. Produced by Sean Schumacher (Did I Do That? podcast) and created by the students of the Spring 2023 Public Design Communication course from PSUGD, part of the Portland State University School of Art Design.


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    Jan 23 2025
    To kick off 2025, Did I Do That? is turning back the clock back to the waning days of Brat Summer for Fontroversy, live at the AIGA Design Conference! Lena and Sean talk through type’s best known knock-off(?), Arial. Is it a grotesque Frankensteining or merely a case of typeface carcinisation? Is Arial hate the design blogosphere’s first hot take? Is Lena the only person ever to have actually watched the Minecraft: Story Mode show?ABOUT THE SHOW: Fontroversy is a limited series podcast created by Portland State University Graphic Design students in 2023. You can learn more about PSU’s Schnitzer School of Art, Art History, and Design at pdx.edu/art-design. This edition was presented as part of the AIGA Design Conference in October 2024. Special thanks to Lee-Sean Huang and the team at AIGA for selecting us to be a part of the conference. We <3 AIGA!WANT TO HEAR MORE? For more episodes of Fontroversy and our parent show Did I Do That?, visit dididothat.design or wherever you find podcasts: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube / Pocket Casts / Overcast / CastroCREDITS:Host: Lena HallCrew: Tom Cheevers, Tori Mize, Toni Morales, Donovan Wilson-CarrProduction Assistance (and playing Schumacher’s Monster): Orion CortezShow Art: Robert DittyTheme: “How Can Things Be” by HoliznaProducer: Sean SchumacherNOTE: This episode differs slightly from the live version due to technical issues on the stream. Apologies for the less-than-ideal audio quality, particularly in the first ten minutes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Now You See Me Too As Well (”Did I Do That?” Crossover)
    Feb 22 2024

    Lena Hall of Fontroversy is on Did I Do That?! Or Sean Schumacher is on Fontroversy!? We’re all mixed up because it’s a Did I Do That?-Fontroversy acoustic universe crossover spectacular to kick off one of those shows’ fourth season!

    The two hosts sit down to talk about the process behind getting Fontroversy off the ground, as well as Lena’s Fallout Boy audition outfit, the meltiest car, and the Wizarding World of Woody Harrelson.

    You can find more about Lena ’s work on their Instagram, @ps.its.lena. They are indeed graduating soon and you should absolutely hire them! You can view Lena's font horoscopes for the both of us here!

    This episode was recorded Saturday, February 3, 2024 in the Rat’s Nest.

    Special thanks to the entire team that made Fontroversy possible: Lea Thompson, Lena Hall, Malia Masterson, Whitney McPhie, Ashley Heeke, Sophia Stoker, Anna Stanton, Hannah Joseph, Sophia Mick, Mette Voldengen, Milos Dugas, Freya Kargard, Robert Ditty, Izzy Gavaza, Dana Ives, Kaitlyn Casey, Aline Chercover, and Orion Cortez.

    Closing Music/The Fontroversy Theme: “How Can Things Be” by Holizna

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  • Helvetica: A U-Turn On a One-Way Street?
    Aug 31 2023

    When Lena and Sean start fuming about the most famous (and infamous) font there is, guest expert Freya Kargard steps in to modernize their thinking about Helvetica. This might well mark our limited series' finale, but stay tuned as we might have one or two surprises in store as well!


    Segment Producer: Freya Kargard

    Researcher: Robert Ditty

    Story Editor: Izzy Gavaza

    Sound Editing and Mix/Mastering: Orion Cortez


    This episode was recorded Tuesday, May 30, 2023.


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    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.

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