videos by linus boman

A breakdown on why Ryanair's sticker-style seatback safety card is one of the worst in the aviation industry from a design perspective. Also, I make no apologies for that opening pun. Come at me, Ryanair twitter account! Anyway - if you're interested in good safety card design, I suggest this excellent episode of 99% Invisible: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/in-the-unlikely-event/ Correction: 6:44 Total pronunciation screw-up, sorry. Also take a look at Delta's animated safety video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZyYOqCibdY 0:00 An over the top deconstruction of Ryanair's safety card 0:21 Ryanair in summary 1:55 Problem #1: Inconsistent Characters 3:37 Problem #2: Terrible Arrows 4:57 Problem #3: Poor Readability 7:38 Problem #4: Lack of Care 8:43 Closing thoughts #ryanair #aviation #design Also, nobody reads these descriptions this far down, right? Look at you! Did you notice my fake Christmas wreath? ;) All background music by Harris Heller - streambeats https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ6hCusHlsIDXqoTbbTHSUQ

Three reasons why Comic Sans was good actually, three reasons why it's time to upgrade with one notable exception. Featuring @ShantellMartin and @ArrowType - check out https://shantellsans.com/ for more details. Thanks to @answerinprogress and @nationsquid for their guest appearances. Check out my newsletter here: https://buttondown.email/linus --- 0:00 Meet Shantell Sans, the new Comic Sans. 0:59 The Origin of Comic Sans 1:54 The Rise - Universal distribution meets universal appeal 3:13 Overexposure - Comic Sans become inescapable 4:39 The Backlash - Comic Sans gets cancelled 5:40 3 reasons to hate Comic Sans 9:05 I have a newsletter. And no sponsor. 9:24 3 reasons Comic Sans is good, actually 9:29 1) Fun & friendly 10:16 Aside - Thank Comic Sans for Calibri? 11:10 2) Easy to use & flexible 12:18 3) Easy to read 13:57 Ripoffs and relatives of Comic Sans 15:14 Why Shantell Sans is different, and 3 ways it's better 15:52 1) Attention to detail 17:44 2) Authenticity 18:41 3) A font for today 19:34 Stop using Comic Sans. Except... 20:05 Comic Sans - a font, a meme, a renaissance 20:51 Sharing a font with the world What are you doing here? Nobody reads the video description! Well, between you and me, Chalkboard has strong "We have Comic Sans at home" energy. --- Selected sources: http://www.connare.com/whycomic.htm https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/shortcuts/2014/jun/04/comic-sans-creator-vincent-connare https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23508102_The_Sideways_Effect_A_Test_for_Changes_in_the_Demand_for_Merlot_and_Pinot_Noir_Wines https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262375214/from-ascii-art-to-comic-sans/ https://www.tes.com/magazine/teaching-learning/general/does-comic-sans-really-help-dyslexic-learners --- 🛒My YouTube Gear https://kit.co/timesnewboman/youtube-gear 🛒Amazing AI Upscaling https://topazlabs.com/ref/1205/ Music from Streambeats and Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x9c4wb