Comic Sans
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- setsolid
"If you love it, you don't know much about typography
and if you hate it you really don't know much about typography" - Vincent Connare on Comic Sans
...................................i think the designer says it all! i really can't stand designers who make fun of Comic Sans (or any font) just to sound like they know about typography... "oh i know there is a bad font called Comic Sans"
There is no BAD font... only bad designers who don't understand the usage. Even fonts with flaws can communicate something... there is a need for everything.
Will you use Comic Sans for a fun kids comic book cover? or use Helvitica like everything eles? fonts are both use to read and communicate... but Why is helvitica everywhere? is it because its a perfect font?... no... its a font that don't communicate much of anything... thats why you can almost use it for anything. And lazy designers will use it like its MSG for cooking.
what many people don't know about comic sans is that its cleanly hinted for the screen and very a ligible font.... but that does not mean... everyone shold start using it :)
- designerror0
when comes the funny part?
- nLHb0
thats a brilliant discussion starter and i agree with that.
but there is NO way you could ever convince me that sand font is a good font, it is just fuckinugly
- fusionpixel0
thanks for that, now everyone will start using CS
- setsolid0
when comes the funny part?
designerror
(Apr 12 05, 16:03)
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ITs tuesday, and i feel lm in a bitchin mode.... i hate tuesdays... more then monday.
- kld0
*sets everything in comic sans, shields eyes, crashes computer
- setsolid0
thanks for that, now everyone will start using CS
fusionpixel
(Apr 12 05, 16:05)
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hahaha i don't mind that... a change is better then nothing... im sick of HELL-vitica. Well typography usage goes and comes like fashion trand... whos knows whats next after helvitica and all the simler Sans serfs
- vburo0
"i think the designer says it all! i really can't stand designers who make fun of Comic Sans (or any font) just to sound like they know about typography... "oh i know there is a bad font called Comic Sans""
i know what i know about type. i can still learn lots.
but i will always find comic sans an ugly kid.
- jevad0
oh shut up
comic sans is a fucking horrible font
end of story
- Jaline0
comic sans is one of the worst fonts ever. i hate it when teachers use it.
- dippy0
There is no BAD font... only bad designers who don't understand the usage. Even fonts with flaws can communicate something... there is a need for everything.
setsolid
(Apr 12 05, 16:02)
---------------------I agree that even flawed fonts can communicate something. But I have to disagree with you about there being no bad fonts. There are bad fonts, just like there is bad design. Fonts that are technically inconsistent, ugly without trying to be ugly, and artless.
And I suspect that many of the same people who hate Comic Sans also don't enjoy using Helvetica that much.
- pascii0
comic sans =/ font
- Rand0
he only acceptable font is helvetica
- Jaline0
no, i like helvetica
- pascii0
hobo
- Rand0
tiffany
university roman
- vburo0
hahaha this is fun though!!
- nLHb0
so everyone just loves sand font? i dont know you people anymore!!!
- setsolid0
But I have to disagree with you about there being no bad fonts. There are bad fonts, just like there is bad design. Fonts that are technically inconsistent, ugly without trying to be ugly, and artless.
dippy
(Apr 12 05, 16:12)
...................................i agree with there are some Bad font, that are poorly done, that is technically inconsistent.. like some unfinish fonts made by some kids at home.
- nLHb0
- Hym0