Y'know what really grinds my gears?

[JOE SOAP]

Michael Fabricant, who can have a wash and shampoo without even being in the same room as his hair.

He has the most apt name, inside and out.

[ZenArcade]

Sorry to hear about your predicament doc, I really feel for you. Z

[CrazyFoxMachine]

Sorry to hear that Doc - ! Hope things look up for Adrian soon...

[Hawkmumbler]

[Tiplodocus]

Does it annoy anyone else that the Grandville Bete Noor spine font not only contrasts with the rest of the series, but doesn't even match ITSELF?!

From Xmas day, 2012:

It's as if they've named the two volumes with this thread in mind. "Mon Amour"- I love its font, it matches. "Bete Noir"? IT DOESN'T EVEN MATCH ITSELF!! ARRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!

SBT

SBT (still perturbed everytime I look at the shelf)

I *genuinely* can't see what you are on about.

[Fungus]

Not just me then. Phew.

[JayzusB.Christ]

The white border round the letters is narrower on the third book? 
This is very close to OCD territory, I'm afraid.
http://www.dormstormer.com/random/25-things-that-will-piss-off-your-friends-with-ocd

[Tiplodocus]

The white border round the letters is narrower on the third book? 
This is very close to OCD territory, I'm afraid.
http://www.dormstormer.com/random/25-things-that-will-piss-off-your-friends-with-ocd

Oh so it is. It looks nicer narrower for the Bete Noir bit (it's a subheading of Grandeville so should be distinguishable).  Either way, it's close enough for me.

[Fungus]

Suppose... 

I'd have thought the sudden capitalisation of E would be far more jarring. It's not like all e's in this typeface are in that form. Probably done for some clever aesthetic reason that is lost on me.

[Jim_Campbell]

I'd have thought the sudden capitalisation of E would be far more jarring. It's not like all e's in this typeface are in that form. Probably done for some clever aesthetic reason that is lost on me.

It matches the G:



It wasn't an uncommon typographic flourish in days of yore to oversize and/or capitalise the first and last letter of the main headline of a poster or playbill.



Cheers

Jim

[Fungus]

Aha. I'm all for flourishes and it works well on the cover. The spine alone, not so well. Ta !

[Banners]

Would love to see a paradioxical comedian...(!)

[Dash Decent]

It just means he's not funny.

[Jim_Campbell]

Aha. I'm all for flourishes and it works well on the cover. The spine alone, not so well. Ta !

I'll confess, I'm not a fan of logos on spines — they're rarely designed to work in that context. Pick a nice, clear font. Use it, stick to it.

Cheers

Jim

[Definitely Not Mister Pops]

The absolute worst is when they put a picture spread across the spines of a series of books. Then when you take one of the books out to read it, you're constantly distracted by the incomplete picture on your shelf.