Thursday, October 06, 2005

Sigh No More, Ladies!

I'm getting closer to a font. I can feel it.
No, it's ok! You! Stop crying! I've almost got it! Somebody cut the soundtrack.
I contacted Noodles & Co. today (per Muffin's suggestion) to see if they could help. I love noodles (and the company). I will tell you why.
1. Noodle is my favorite word because it can mean macaroni and fettucini AND brain.
2. I eat my feelings and they taste better as pesto-covered pasta
3. It is the second part of another amazing word: canoodle.
4. It's squabby 2 tha MAX (Elise, do you want to explain the triumvirate of squinn, squab, squo? I could use a guest writer for this one, if you're available.)
5. I can cook them myself.
6. I like to abbreviate it, "noods"
7. This correspondence from earlier today:

From: enoughaboutyou@gmail.com
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 7:43 AM
To: pr@noodles.com
Subject: noodly fonts
Dear Noodles,
I love your font and I'm in the market for a permanent switch. Is it available to the general public?
Thanks,

From: kelly@noodles.com
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 10:33 AM
To: enoughaboutyou@gmail.com
Subject: RE: noodly fonts
Hi,
Which font are you referring to? We use a number of different fonts -- for signage, the logo, menus, promotional/ad campaigns... If you can get more specific, I'll look into it for you. Some of our fonts are custom, but if they are publicly available, I'll be happy to let you know what your chosen one is called.
Sincerely,
Kelly
Noodles & Company
Director, Corporate Communications

From: enoughaboutyou@gmail.com
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 9:48 AM
To: kelly@noodles.com
Subject: RE: noodly fonts
Kelly,
Thanks for such a quick response! You are only improving the Noodle image.
My preferred: the menu font.
Sincerely,

From: kelly@noodles.com
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 10:33 AM
To: enoughaboutyou@gmail.com
Subject: RE: noodly fonts
Hi,
Neutra Text Demi is the font we use on our handheld menu. You can try www.fontbureau.com to purchase it if you like!
Take care,
Kelly

4 comments:

Elise said...

Noodles are totally squab to the max! Just wait - in but a week or a little longer I will have a post for you to link to on this very topic ...

Way to take the initiative with the font!

Anne said...

Wow. I am really impressed a) that you emailed them and b) that they responded! Sweet. Are you gonna buy it?

Anne said...

Wow. I am really impressed a) that you emailed them and b) that they responded! Sweet. Are you gonna buy it?

Anne said...

Wow. I am really impressed a) that you emailed them and b) that they responded! Sweet. Are you gonna buy it?