GR Tattoo Font Help

Bruno Nogueira bruno.laze at gmail.com
Mon Aug 1 14:30:27 CDT 2016


I guess Garamond would suit for a more literary aesthetic. Courier would be
more in touch with the line's vibe, though (?).

What I would really suggest is when you decide, wait a few months. If the
idea and the image's appeal is still in your head, then do it.

Cheers.
Bruno Nogueira

2016-08-01 15:29 GMT-03:00 Smoke Teff <smoketeff at gmail.com>:

> The one I had in mind (with lots of runners-up): Damn them, they are
> wrong. They are insane.
>
> On Aug 1, 2016, at 1:08 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I think the font depends on line. What's the line?
>
> David Morris
>
> On Monday, August 1, 2016, Smoke Teff <smoketeff at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey guys,
>>
>> The past few months I've been meaning to get a tattoo with a line from
>> The Book. Both because I love the line and because I want to commemorate
>> this reading. I imagine a lot of you rolling your eyes but that's probably
>> projection on my part.
>>
>> But I don't know anything about, like, design.
>>
>> Anybody have any thoughts on font choice? The line is eight short words:
>> "Damn them, they are wrong. They are insane."
>>
>> P. 180 of the Penguin, I think. -
>> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?listpynchon-l
>>
>
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