Ugly Gerry, a font revealing the ugly face of gerrymandering
A font created from US Congressional Districts. Amazingly, the creators have been able to rustle out every single letter of the alphabet.
Hey Arnold @Schwarzenegger, pic.twitter.com/K8zjwHEVD4
— Ugly Gerry (@UglyGerry) September 26, 2019
The font, available here, provides the OTF files you will need to use the font. Their Twitter is also very active, with some great blasts aimed at politicians, and celebs.
There are also some direct shoutouts to the crooked politicians who helped make these nasty districts.
Shoutout to @RepLarryBucshon & @WarrenDavidson. Our gerrymandering font couldn't exist without your district. pic.twitter.com/Q4zLyPjxGq
— Ugly Gerry (@UglyGerry) July 23, 2019
And finally, for a little history lesson, here’s an incredibly dense and depressing Wikipedia article getting into the rich and corrupt background of Gerrymandering, dating all the way back to 1812.