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Bearded Font Geeks Go (Lady) Gaga Over 'Neutraface'

by Matthew Zuras on December 2, 2009 at 05:30 PM

We've seen a number of Lady Gaga mashups -- and while many have tickled us, we have now come to the geekiest of them all. Four typography-loving hipsters put together this hilarious cover of Lady Gaga's "Pokerface," paying homage to their favorite Neo-grotesque font: Neutraface.

Apparently Neutraface, named after eminent Modernist architect Richard Neutra, is actually pronounced "noy-tra," as in the German neue -- but that really has no bearing on the video itself. We just like songs that employ phrases like "em space" and "sans serif."

Our pick for standout lyric? Complaining of other typefaces' shortcomings, one ironically mustachioed redhead (Ed. Note: In full disclosure, this rouge-headed writer always privileges gingers) spits this rhyme: "Gill Sans -- the 'G' is wack when it's in lower case / Avant Garde, you make me hard; like Helvetica, you've been played." Instant classic. [From: YouTube, via: Kottke.org]

Tags: beards, fonts, funny, lady gaga, LadyGaga, mashup, neutraface, top, typography, video

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