Why is the comic sans font so offensive?
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It's ugliness is subjective, but seeing as it's one of the like 12 pre-installed fonts that came with old versions of Windows it became overused very fast. Everyone and their mom started using it as a 'fun' font, so it popped up everywhere. The same happened with Helvetica, but since that's such a classy (and classic) font that pretty much fits for everything it doesn't often look out of place, while Comic Sans looks out of place very easily. So combine those two things (overusage and it being used wrong) and you have your answer.
I know you're joking, but your web browser should have font settings.
I don't think anyone should reply to this thread until comic sans is made a font option on this forum.
Until then we can not respond properly.
Until then we can not respond properly.
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If you need a cheesy, playful font, this one does it better:
It's way more neat, and still very playful.
Get Comic Neue
Comic Neue fixes the shortcomings of Comic Sans. It's the casual script choice for everyone, including the typographically savvy.
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It's way more neat, and still very playful.
I'm so used to seeing it in amateurish applications like flyers and things like that, so that's what I associate it with. I don't think I've seen it used in a way where I think "yeah, that looks good.", but it doesn't boil my blood either.
Real hot take here, but I use Papyrus sometimes and I know that that fact gets me disinvited from the secret graphic designer cabal that meets in the left foot of the Statue of Liberty on Tuesdays. That said, I use it for things like engraved stone pet memorials and things like that, and not in any kind of logo design.
Real hot take here, but I use Papyrus sometimes and I know that that fact gets me disinvited from the secret graphic designer cabal that meets in the left foot of the Statue of Liberty on Tuesdays. That said, I use it for things like engraved stone pet memorials and things like that, and not in any kind of logo design.
So we're all going to be speaking Comic Sans?
God dammit, not again!
It's a font that is associated with elementary school kids science fair signs and "my first photoshops". It's also been in windows for as long as Windows has been around, so its reputation has been built over decades.
So when adults use it to make a sign about not stealing towels, there's an extreme sense of irony.
It's not that people hate comic sans, it's just it's so often taken out of context and used in ways that are completely unfitting of such a innocent font that make it infamous.
Examples:
So when adults use it to make a sign about not stealing towels, there's an extreme sense of irony.
It's not that people hate comic sans, it's just it's so often taken out of context and used in ways that are completely unfitting of such a innocent font that make it infamous.
Examples:
Not anywhere near playful enough. I need my font to play circus music.If you need a cheesy, playful font, this one does it better:
Get Comic Neue
Comic Neue fixes the shortcomings of Comic Sans. It's the casual script choice for everyone, including the typographically savvy.comicneue.com
It's way more neat, and still very playful.
I use this one from time to time at the shop and I really like it for certain things.If you need a cheesy, playful font, this one does it better:
Get Comic Neue
Comic Neue fixes the shortcomings of Comic Sans. It's the casual script choice for everyone, including the typographically savvy.comicneue.com
It's way more neat, and still very playful.
It's the stigma of kids picking it, when they first use a computer because it looks fun. The cliche.
Oh no you've just validated those Undertale Incest Slash Fics!
The graphic designer's favorite.
Because sometimes people only want to bring more chaos into the world
And also context matters :P
And also context matters :P
It doesn't live up to its name of being a comics appropriate font.
Typography is very particular and CS is annoying on multiple levels
Typography is very particular and CS is annoying on multiple levels
Because back in middle school kids would scroll through fonts and randomly pick it because it stood out, and would end up typing whole essays about the Holocaust or some shit in comic sans lol.
I went down a rabbit hole recently, looking at stuff about my favorite game (er-program) as a kid pre-Sims, Microsoft Bob. You can thank this (sadly, failure) for Comic Sans creation.
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