What's so wrong with Comic Sans?
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Interesting article on the BBC on the hate of Comic Sans:
Comic Sans, that unassuming jaunty typeface lurking inside millions of computers, has become the target of an online hate campaign. Simon Garfield explains why normally mild-mannered people are so enraged by its use.
- Pixter0
Because it's supposed to look like manuscript, but it doesnt
- megE0
My mom uses it as a first grade teacher because it's simple for kids to read, and it's one of the only basic typefaces included on a standard computer where the capital i doesn't look like lower case L. She can't use a serif typeface bc then the children try to write in serif fonts...
- I would love to see first-graders trying to draw serif typefacesmonospaced
- that is an awesome answer. everything has it's place.bjladams
- dirtydesign0
i looks like someone shat a typeface... the logs of shit make up letterforms
- jetSkii0
That's typewaacists.
- BonSeff0
slow news week obviously
- clearThoughts0
It's just painful to look at.
- lukus_W0
I would like to see someone produce good work with Comic Sans.
- jaylarson0
Do kids even learn D'nealian anymore?
- +1 for nostalgiasilentpost
- ah i used to love the work bookstOki
- Hombre_Lobo_20
There is nothing wrong with it at all. Every font has it's place like every color has it's place.
I've read comic sans is actually the most readable font for children and people with learning difficulties. Pretty impressive font then really.
- Hombre_Lobo_20
Having said that when it is seen not in use for children or for people with learning difficulties it often does look terrible.
- Amicus0
Victorian Modern Cursive is my pet peeve. They teach this pish to my kids at school here. What would be wrong with learning simple geometric shapes first – which, coincidentally, are used in many children's books.
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http://i.imgur.com/I…appalled - cheers. I was being lazy. :)Amicus
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- appalled0
Comic Serif
- DaveO0
That picture of handwriting made me realise how fucking terrible my own is.
- scarabin0
i just write in all caps
which is weird because i type exclusively in lowercase
i think i'm just lazy
