{"id":2532,"date":"2013-04-19T11:16:15","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T15:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/?p=2532"},"modified":"2013-04-19T11:16:15","modified_gmt":"2013-04-19T15:16:15","slug":"a-font-for-supporters-of-marriage-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/2013\/04\/19\/a-font-for-supporters-of-marriage-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"A Font For Supporters Of Marriage Equality"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>After the Human Rights Campaign\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s coup on Facebook, a team of designers sets to expand the message of marriage equality with a full typeface.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was just an equals sign. But during recent legislative procedures around the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), that little icon repainted Facebook as a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcodesign.com\/1672246\/how-facebook-measured-gay-marriage-support-with-an-equals-sign\">bright red rallying cry<\/a> for civil rights. For the Human Rights Campaign, it was a social coup. Now, two designers want to double down on the idea. <a href=\"http:\/\/equalitysans.tumblr.com\/\">Equality Sans<\/a>, by <a href=\"http:\/\/cargocollective.com\/capriceyu\">Caprice Yu<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/portfolio.stevepeck.net\/\">Steve Peck<\/a>, is a free-to-use typeface to show your support for marriage equality.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153With Equality Sans, the message is in the medium,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the team writes. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153An act as ubiquitous as typing on your computer can have a deeper meaning.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcodesign.com\/1672387\/a-font-for-supporters-of-marriage-equality?partner=rss\">Read Full Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fastcompany.com.feedsportal.com\/c\/34823\/f\/647331\/s\/2aeaf818\/mf.gif?resize=1%2C1\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/twitter\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fastcodesign.com%2F1672387%2Fa-font-for-supporters-of-marriage-equality&amp;t=A+Font+For+Supporters+Of+Marriage+Equality\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/twitter.png?w=525\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/facebook\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fastcodesign.com%2F1672387%2Fa-font-for-supporters-of-marriage-equality&amp;t=A+Font+For+Supporters+Of+Marriage+Equality\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/facebook.png?w=525\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/linkedin\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fastcodesign.com%2F1672387%2Fa-font-for-supporters-of-marriage-equality&amp;t=A+Font+For+Supporters+Of+Marriage+Equality\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/linkedin.png?w=525\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/gplus\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fastcodesign.com%2F1672387%2Fa-font-for-supporters-of-marriage-equality&amp;t=A+Font+For+Supporters+Of+Marriage+Equality\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/googleplus.png?w=525\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/email\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fastcodesign.com%2F1672387%2Fa-font-for-supporters-of-marriage-equality&amp;t=A+Font+For+Supporters+Of+Marriage+Equality\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/email.png?w=525\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/163644853047\/u\/49\/f\/647331\/c\/34823\/s\/2aeaf818\/kg\/342\/a2.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/163644853047\/u\/49\/f\/647331\/c\/34823\/s\/2aeaf818\/kg\/342\/a2.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi.feedsportal.com\/r\/163644853047\/u\/49\/f\/647331\/c\/34823\/s\/2aeaf818\/kg\/342\/a2t.img\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/fastcompany\/headlines?a=yLrn06z8lo0:ccxFO80Zbpk:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/fastcompany\/headlines?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/fastcompany\/headlines?a=yLrn06z8lo0:ccxFO80Zbpk:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/fastcompany\/headlines?i=yLrn06z8lo0:ccxFO80Zbpk:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/fastcompany\/headlines?a=yLrn06z8lo0:ccxFO80Zbpk:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/fastcompany\/headlines?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/fastcompany\/headlines\/~4\/yLrn06z8lo0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>via Fast Company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcodesign.com\/1672387\/a-font-for-supporters-of-marriage-equality?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company%29\">http:\/\/www.fastcodesign.com\/1672387\/a-font-for-supporters-of-marriage-equality?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company%29<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the Human Rights Campaign\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s coup on Facebook, a team of designers sets to expand the message of marriage equality with a full typeface. 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