Blogs Jun 15, 2010 at 1:46 pm

Comic Sans Speaks Out

Mary P. Traverse
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1
I've never understood all the hate Comic Sans gets. I think its pretty.
very bad homo on June 15, 2010 at 1:53 PM Report this
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Holy shit.
elenchos on June 15, 2010 at 1:54 PM Report this
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Reading this on the Mcsweeny's site is oddly disappointing and disconcerting since it wasn't actually shown in comic sans... lindy-west-spicy-pepper-graphic-with-the-word-"new"-inside-it disconcerting.
ankledeep on June 15, 2010 at 1:56 PM Report this
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If Comic Sans has been used inapprpriately more than other fonts, it's because people love it more than other fonts.

I wish that there were a good set of comic sans math symbols, because it would make a great, friendly font for chalkboard-like mathematical exposition.
David Wright on June 15, 2010 at 1:58 PM Report this
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@3: Yes, I did find that strange. It kind of undermined the whole rant.
Gloria on June 15, 2010 at 1:59 PM Report this
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Comic Sans may look cute but it's hiding a very very dark secret. Bet it's going to kill all your other fonts.

Cato the Younger Younger on June 15, 2010 at 2:00 PM Report this
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Thomas Kinkade was busted for DUI in Carmel friday night. get ON IT!!!
scary tyler moore on June 15, 2010 at 2:01 PM Report this
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Man, graphics people sure have their priorities ...
Will in Seattle on June 15, 2010 at 2:18 PM Report this
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I am Impact.

I am the font you select each time to "see what it is". and then run screaming...away from.

I am narrow and bold.

You call me brash, unreadable.

I say, I have a function.

Look at me now:

http://www.spifflines.com/

I am impact...I am narrow so I fit in where others don't.

I am bold so I make "An Impact"!

I am more than just headers.

I don't scream or rant...I PROCLAIM!

IMPACT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Supreme Ruler Of The Universe on June 15, 2010 at 2:21 PM Report this
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AUREBESH FOREVER!
http://www.theforce.net/timetales/tt1-1/…
venomlash on June 15, 2010 at 2:21 PM Report this
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@9 Impact, you are also the font of LOLcats. Let's not get too cocky.
Mary P. Traverse on June 15, 2010 at 2:31 PM Report this
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Webdings is in the house.
welcometothemurk22 on June 15, 2010 at 2:56 PM Report this
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@10: high five!

On a similar note, my wife once had Kryptonian memorized well enough to be able to read it.
Ben on June 15, 2010 at 2:56 PM Report this
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Oh, uh, snap?

Nope!
'Cause only people without typographic sensibilities use Comic Sans. Zzzzzz.
treacle on June 15, 2010 at 3:02 PM Report this
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@4 With XeTeX (or XeLaTeX) and the mathspec package you can do all the maths you like in Comic Sans. There are even Comic Sans Greek glyphs to fit right in. I can't recall whether the intgral and summation signs are suitably daffy though.
on June 15, 2010 at 3:04 PM Report this
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Na na na NeutraFace na na NeutraFace.
montex on June 15, 2010 at 3:05 PM Report this
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Georgia is my girl.
keshmeshi on June 15, 2010 at 3:07 PM Report this
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Matthew @ 15: That's fantastic. I already have MikTeX so I already have XeTeX. I will try this as soon as I get the chance. Thanks!
David Wright on June 15, 2010 at 3:11 PM Report this
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Times New Roman wept geriatric serifed tears.
pissy mcslogbot on June 15, 2010 at 3:14 PM Report this
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The bastard child of Helvetica and Satan has quite the attitude.
pissy mcslogbot on June 15, 2010 at 3:20 PM Report this
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It is a font well-loved by PTAs.
westello on June 15, 2010 at 3:38 PM Report this
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At least you're not goddamn Papyrus--the most loathsome of all fonts. I knew Avatar was going to be shit when the papyrus subtitles showed up. FUCK YOU PAPYRUS!!!!
dolphinsarentsexy on June 15, 2010 at 3:44 PM Report this
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I love me some Garamond.
Judith on June 15, 2010 at 4:17 PM Report this
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this is great. it obviously can be said about alot of things right now. and its why i feel like poo pooing all the pretentious attitude behind this kind of lowest common denominator rules shit. it calls others pretentious but says things like "While Univers is refilling his allergy prescriptions, I'm racing my tricked-out, nitrous-laden Honda Civic against Tokyo gangsters who'll kill me if I don't cross the finish line first."

yeah i know this is humorous and about type but to me it covers alot of other things. in particular its the standard line post-modern criticism of minimalism. i like high-brow minimalism. and my comment will now implode as i say they are in a dialectic
aardvark on June 15, 2010 at 4:22 PM Report this
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@4 - Your dreams have come true:

http://numberwarrior.wordpress.com/2010/…
LERM on June 15, 2010 at 5:03 PM Report this
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All I know is that comic people don't use comic sans... It's just a fun font for power point presentations, I guess.
Cory on June 15, 2010 at 7:02 PM Report this
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Comic sans in anything other than an actual comic strip (which knows better anyway) is a crime against nature.
emma's bee on June 15, 2010 at 9:00 PM Report this
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I used Comic Sans on my first webcomic. But that was back in the days when Blambot fonts didn't even exist.
sirkowski on June 15, 2010 at 10:23 PM Report this
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Eurostile... what *raises roof motion
dj on June 16, 2010 at 2:19 AM Report this

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