Well Flood, of course

Good choice Ken! I am glad someone knows how to dampen spirits around here :-)

ChrisL

You know, it's beyond unoriginal, but for some reason hobo comes to mind. Something about that soggy lower section, combined with the rage that hobo is likely to evoke may make it strangely appropriate..

Sauna?

Arial

I'd go for something skinny with a high x-height.

That sucks, Chris. I drove down from MA to Philly on Sunday and it poured buckets the ENTIRE 7 hour drive and has been raining here since. Bleh.

I guess it's some consolation that the water only filled your basement and hasn't risen as high as the Eaves. Although I guess it's still raining... :-(

A typographical opera: "Requiem for a Flooded Basement," now playing at La Scala.

Pump

:) good choice James.

Need a font that describes wandering through a dark flooded cellar?
You need this.
Tim

Dez, I'm sorry to hear that. When I went Rafting once, I took Cooper Black because I think it floats better than most. Good luck, and remember Noah.

Tim, Wade Sans is so hip man!
David Berlow, Cooper Black's image is inflated, aren't you tired of it? :-)
David Bailey, I think you also need some of the font suggestions mentioned here to float your boat:-)
Bruce, I think I saw the debut last night! Glad to hear there are opera fans out there!
James, I need something a bit more deep in the body :-)
Dennis, That is baiting the question, Arial swims wit' da fishes!
Stephen, It is rising right up to Mrs Eaves' bloomers :-)
John, I could use a Sauna right now!
Ben, I feel like a Hobo the way I am so bummed about this :-)
Patty, thanks for the Skinny on type! Maybe it would be named "Stilts"?
ChrisL

Chris... sorry to hear of your water woes. Here in New England the main cellar under the house remains dry, but smaller basement under the house addition had at least 3-4 feet which resulted in soaking most of my garden tools, lawn mower, grill... not so bad considering.

How about designing some new faces --
Underhaus Grotesk
Crustacean Sans
Atlantis Minuscule

Norbert, I am thinking of doing one called "All Wet". It would consist of only 3 glyphs: H, 2, and O.

ChrisL

a Pump and a Tippecanoe

Vincent, what about Tyler too?
Actually, I wish I had a bunch of Comic Sands to fill these bags with and stack around my door :-)

ChrisL

Dennis, That is baiting the question, Arial swims wit’ da fishes!

I was going to suggest Helvetica, which we all know works for everything, but figured why not take it to the next step.

I thought you chose Arial because that was the name of the "Little Mermaid" from the Disney film.

ChrisL

That just shows you where my mind goes:-)

ChrisL

I thought you chose Arial because that was the name of the “Little Mermaid” from the Disney film.

You're just too witty for all of us.

David, you get a fin for that comment :-)

ChrisL

Something with high water retention. I think a lot of those have been mentioned. You might also consider Omnes Black. Or, maybe something with large counters.

Tiff, Yes, I think Omnes Black would have a good water displacement ratio, especially with that good counter-weight :-)

ChrisL

only 3 glyphs: H, 2, and O

You might need N, F, and a few of these: @#$%&.

...so you could make "O NO, F@&$ H2O!!" :)

"David Berlow, Cooper Black’s image is inflated, aren’t you tired of it? :-)"
I thought you have a flooding problem though.

David,
I was just floating a very bad pun with Cooper, Tires, and inflation. I guess it was not buoyant enough to float though. Although you could say that Cooper has had a deluge of use:-)

ChrisL

Chase, You may be right about adding those extra glyphs. Fredericksburg probably got a piece of the same storms we had here in Falls Church as well.

ChrisL

I thought you chose Arial because that was the name of the “Little Mermaid” from the Disney film.

You must have kids. In any case, that was a more sophisticated conclusion than I had intended.
; )

I have kids but they are 22 and 18. They did love that movie when they were younger.
The line I most remember is King Triton saying to his daughter: "ARIAL!!! You have been to the surface again HAVEN'T YOU!!!"

ChrisL

I was thinking Arial as in floating or flying over the water, like being above it.

rk

Disney's Arial

ChrisL

What? It is flooded down there? I don't care, I am in a helicopter.

Unfortunately I was mistaking Arial for Aerial. Spelling was never one of my strong points.

:)

rk

Don't worry Rob, I would be deadmeat if it weren't for spellcheck :-)

ChrisL

Start with Dispatch (for help), pump with Venus, check the Copperplate; then move to Neuland or Murray Hill; go to Park Avenue (to enjoy the rest of the day). And don't forget to feed the Peigno(t) Medium.

Bravo David! Good selection of advice (and the fonts arn't bad either :-)

ChrisL

Splashdown by Comic Craft

Yellow Submarine by Designers Republic

Bubbly by Font Bank

Pool House by House Industries

Raincheck by Treacy Faces

Anything by Thirst Type

Sorry for your situation…

peace

Paul, I laughed all the way to the Font Bank with those!
a tip of the bubbly to ya'

ChrisL

Speaking of House, I think 'House Slant' is the one to watch out for. Here's hoping your foundations don't get too soggy...

Thanks Stephen, I'll look for a font with a strong foundation :-)

ChrisL

if i had to say, it would either be something really "bloated" like miss tiffany said, showing the water retention; or it would be an outline font, for they would float!

If it has stopped raining.

If it hasn't.
It is the time for unseasonal downpours in London – Wimbledon has started.
FWIW it's Ariel (as in the Tempest)

Tim

I just tested Cooper Black on this poster
for my son's school and as you can see it
wasn't as buoyant as one might expect.

Chris, what did you go to Cincinnati for? What, are we trading places or something? :)

Well, at least today in DC it isn't raining. The sun has been out for most of the day, thank goodness.

Army Pool Tiles!

Make a feature out your 'pool'!

TERRY!!!
Good to hear from you!

We took my son on a trip as a graduation present. He is a NASCAR junky so we took him to this racetrack in Kentucky about 40 mile south of Cincy where he got to ride around the track at 160 mph in a racecar. We also went to the aquarium, the Freedom Museum, and the new Reds Ballpark. I'll post some pictures later.

What are you up to and doing in DC? We should do lunch? Are you going to TypeCon this year?

ChrisL

T&K, I do feel bloated and I like the outline font idea--hoping it would get its fill of water;-/

Tim, RagMop was an old 50s R&B song that I used to love, it was right up there with "Slippin' n Slidin"!

Kellie, I think your Cooper floats just fine! Your poster reminded me of the old days when my kids were young (and sometimes wet:-)

Eben, Cool tiles dude! I love that face!

ChrisL

Anything from Storm ;). Andulka sounds mucky.

Chris the Pump suggestion is okay but it should be Triline.