Before I go into how I got that nickname, I should clarify that she didn't directly call me that, but because of the way it was presented, I managed to take that name upon myself and embrace it. Actually, it's a pretty cool and original nickname. As the post-production supervisor, one of my responsibilities is to schedule the editors' availabilities and label them on a calendar to present to the producers and professors. I copied and pasted a calendar layout from the internet. Most of the calendar was done in Helvetica, which is my professor's font of choice. However, the large heading was laid out in Comic MS Sans Serif. According to my professor, a veteran of the production world, such a font will only cause you to get teased by your colleagues and bosses. Anyone who uses that font, said my professor, is a font retard. Guess who submitted his calendar the exact moment she said "font retard?" Well, "font tard" sounds better--the class took a vote.
Since that eventful day, I've taken on two more nicknames from this same professor: "VIP" (I'm not sure where that came from) and "Pants" (because I lent one of my jeans to one of the lead actors for wardrobe). Taken in the right context, I think nicknames can be hilarious and great. Sometimes, they are mean and verbally debilitating. Use caution before labeling someone. Better yet, don't label them at all. If you must, do it in Helvetica.
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