Typophile

"Current-TV" Site

Hrant H Papazian

What do you guys think of the typography of this site?

http://www.current.tv/

(FYI, I had nothing to do with it.)

hhp

Gridtacular! Swisstastic!

Was there something specific you wanted us to critique?

The sub-sections (blog, about, etc) are ok, I think.
But the flash-based home page doesn't seem to fit the purpose of the website.

The typography seems more oriented towards looking cool than being readable in some cases (on the front page particularly) but it's consistent and clean. The site seems organized and thought-out, and the Helvetica is fine for me stylistically. Not particularly unique, but I see the aesthetic they're going for.

The Current title reminds me of a famous poster of dutch designer Wim Crouwel, back from 1966. Can't find a good online picture, but in the upper right corner of this page you see a small version.

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