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Can You Craft a Clever Designer Pangram?

By , About.com Guide   April 10, 2009

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What's that, you ask? Why it's simply a standard pangram with a graphic design or desktop publishing twist. Sort of like: The brown fox and lazy dog get quite jolly, special makeovers but with more page layout relevance.

Hey, you were looking for a fun way to waste an afternoon, weren't you? I published a handful of designer pangrams on my site about five years ago then forgot all about them. Then last night I couldn't sleep because I kept playing with letters in my head.

Just when I thought I had all the hard letters like q, x, v, and z covered I'd jot down my idea and realize I was missing b, m, or g. Pangrams are an aggravating but compelling pursuit.

The fewest total letters I could use was 56 but my longer 70 letter effort is the one I like best (at the moment). I'll show you mine. Then you can show me yours.

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