A fantastic animated typography voiced by the one, the only, Stephen Fry…
Learning the rules of any language is important, even more so if that language holds great impact on your career, such as journalism. Without a proper grasp of the English language for example it can be pretty difficult to communicate effectively.
But, if you find yourself hung up on perfecting the English language you may find yourself impeding your own creativity and development of said language in general.
Matt Rogers has taken a piece of audio recorded by the one, and only Stephen Fry, where he argues that the enjoyment of language is more important than pedantic accuracy. Without this freedom nothing new may be created, and the development of language is hindered.
Personally I can never see myself accepting the place of “text” language into my vernacular but I would like to say I’m trying. We should all still aim to write well and communicate clearly, but the point of this video and Stephen Fry’s full essay is to prove that we should choose our battles of language wisely. and not get hung up every minute detail.
Stephen Fry Kinetic Typography - Language [Matthew Rogers on Vimeo]
and for Stephen Fry's' full essay on the topic, go here…
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