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02-11-2013, 01:36 PM
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Question The Infamous Comic Sans

Comic Sans one of the most arguably hated fonts out there. What do you think about this statement? Is the argument childish? I would like to hear your thoughts about this font.
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I hate it too
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Still better than Papyrus.


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I'm amazed at how frequently blacklisted fonts are still used. They're especially popular for signage in small towns like mine, where nobody has any sense of graphic design (and no sense of business either). I've seen thousand dollar signs printed out with Papyrus and Brush Script, but five seconds on Google will tell you that many of these fonts actually deter potential customers because of their overuse.

People should really do some research. I've heard of restaurants going out of business because the color they chose to paint the walls subconsciously subdued appetite.
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At least it has normal lower case "A"s, "G"s, and "Q"s.
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People dissed the woman who did the Higgs Boson discovery presentation because she used comic sans. People thought it devalued the discovery because comic sans has a child-like look and it's used a lot in schools for the benefit of kids. Weird that the choice of a font can stir up so much shit. Understandable if it was a font like papyrus which isnt as clearly read.

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02-12-2013, 02:38 AM
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I like Impact
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But they're recklessly trying to make a slice-of-life anime about us.
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Why this thread

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I like Impact
LESBIAN ANIME CAUSES CANCER

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02-12-2013, 08:07 AM
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I like Scilian Braille, Romalian Type and Pale Nimbus...
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Impact is the font of the Just Add Water logo.
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Isn't that why we hate it so much?
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I just remembered I did most of my 6th Form coursework in Comic Sans. Must be the reason why I failed it all.
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Isn't that why we hate it so much?
You do?
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I like to put comic sans on out of context pictures because i'm cool
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comic sans ms is so ugly. i saw a hairdressers today that had its logo in comic sans, i wanted to shoot myself a bit
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You do?
Nah, I'm just teasing. The company is ok and their logo is... fine, I guess
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I just remembered I did most of my 6th Form coursework in Comic Sans. Must be the reason why I failed it all.
Why would you ever write up schoolwork in Comic Sans? When I was in school, we would get a syllabus listing a maximum of maybe three acceptable fonts we can use, and Comic Sans isn't one of them.
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I'm upset no one got my obscure reference...or they did but they didn't indulge me.
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Why would you ever write up schoolwork in Comic Sans? When I was in school, we would get a syllabus listing a maximum of maybe three acceptable fonts we can use, and Comic Sans isn't one of them.
It was 6th Form. They weren't strict about Fonts. In fact, nobody ever mentioned what fonts I should or shouldn't use.

I didn't write any essays or important documents in Comic Sans though. That really would be stupid.
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if i saw you using comic sans i'd delete your work repeatedly until you saw sense

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You all just need to appreciate the beauty of Comic Sans
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I suppose I'm the only one who likes comic sans.... sad.
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