Papyrus: The World's 2nd Most Hated Font

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The villain origin story of Papyrus, the world's second most reviled font. Perhaps the hate is not so deserved? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

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00:00 I know what you DIDDD!!
00:58 John Roshell, designing a custom Avatar font
01:51 The designer of Papyrus, Chris Costello
02:40 The 1980s, pasteup and Letraset
04:37 Letragraphica and the creation of Papyrus
05:59 The "Instant Lettering" production process
07:32 The 1990s - Office 97, Publisher 98, Papryus goes mainstream
08:22 The power of software bundling
09:04 Mismatched upper and lowercase details
10:41 Two sets of capitals. One awful digital conversion.
12:07 The mainstream appeal of Papyrus
12:49 Sponsor - Envato Elements
14:06 The 2000s and hitting Papyrus saturation
15:10 Organic food, yoga and wellness
16:06 Papyrus and Avatar. Problem 1 - expensive film, cheap font.
16:40 Papyrus and Avatar. Problem 2 - careless or quite fitting?
18:09 An Indigenous stereotype, imperialist tropes
20:13 A catchall stereotype for otherness and "natural"
21:02 The artificial patina of Papyrus
22:59 Life after Peak Papyrus
23:39 Does it deserve its bad reputation?
24:47 A milestone video and call for collaborators!
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