Long Live Lobster

We make fun of Lobster for being overused, but is popularity such a bad thing?

A lobster, made of Lobster. Photos: Nick Hilton

Several years ago now, I was editing a newspaper feature that required me to find a snazzy font that would scream, from afar, “COCKTAILS.” It was to be a regular feature reviewing the newest, fanciest watering holes, and it didn’t take me long on the DaFont Top 100 before I found Lobster. It was…