Friday, November 27, 2009

A True Blogger Doesn't Put Down the Keyboard Just Because His/Her Teacher Says So

I have noticed a trend in recent blog posts.  It seems that the past weeks, all of the posts have become nonexistent. Out of habit, I would check my blog every few days or so.  Usually I read other interesting blogs, and maybe post something new.  The past two weeks, however, I have had some difficulty reading other's blogs.

I think I know why.

All the bloggers are using a new font: Times New Invisible

Upon hearing this news, I was very interested in the new font.  I quickly did a search of the NY Times and found this article:



48 Year Old Man Invents New Font


Published: November 19, 2009
Tom Johnson, 48, leads a life not unlike that of you or me.  Everyday he wakes up, eats breakfast, and drives to work.  Around noon Johnson gets up off his chair, says "Hey, I'm gonna go get some lunch, you in?" to a coworker, and then listens to the coworkers reply: "Nah man, I brought my own lunch." Johnson then starts to head for the door, pausing only for a quick drink from the drinking fountain.  Johnson then leaves the office, saying goodbye to the guard as he leaves.  The guard grunts in reply, usually playing a computer game.  Today however, was an exception.

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Today, Johnson had a mission.  On November 25, 2009, Johnson did something big.  He sat down at his computer at around 11:15 AM, was turned down for a high five from a co-worker, and then created history.
Johnson has his own blog, theaveragetj.com, and posts daily.  Today, Johnson was writing his daily blog post, when he realized that no body reads his blog.  His hit counter has been running at zero's all month, and he was depressed.  To increase readership, he decided to jazz up his blog.  "I think fonts are fun," said Johnson. "Stonf is fonts spelled backwards," he added.
Rather than pick a new font, such as Arial or Sans Script, he decided to create a new font: Times New Invisible.  Johnson implemented his new font immediately, and is quite happy with the results.  "I really can't see anything on my blog, but I am really happy with how it looks," said Johnson about his blog.
Most people would think it would stop there: the font would simply die out.  Wrong. One of Johnson's college interns, Spencer Haltraz, saw the blog and started to use the same font. Haltraz told his friends about it, and soon it was spreading across the country.
"I really like the new font, I don't have to worry about what I am saying as much," said Haltraz.  Some college professors are worrying, however. The CPB (College Professor Board) says that Times New Invisible has made grading papers difficult, because they "are harder to read."
President Obama is considering vetoing a bill that would legalize the use of Times New Invisible in America.  Until the bill is denied, however, you can expect to see heavy use of the controversial font in schools, offices, and playgrounds across the country.
The Anti-Invisible Bill is presented to the president Nov. 30.










Interesting article, I look forward to seeing how everything progresses.


Above layout from The New York Times.


This article didn't actually run in the NY Times, I wrote it.  Don't tell. :)

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