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comment by dublinben
dublinben  ·  4599 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Averia: The average font
It looks incredibly ugly.




thundara  ·  4598 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I actually find it fairly easy to read, though highlighting it appears to be broken in my browser
dublinben  ·  4598 days ago  ·  link  ·  
You might be dyslexic, since it is very similar to fonts specifically designed for dyslexics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexie

JakobVirgil  ·  4598 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Lexia Readable is much uglier than Averia. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Wikipedia... I like Dyslexie.
thenewgreen  ·  4599 days ago  ·  link  ·  
When I was a kid I used to love to take every type of soda from the fountain and mix them all together. We called it a "suicide"(not sure why). -The result never tasted all that good. Guess what I'm saying is, I agree... it's ugly. Probably shouldn't amass all the fonts together, sometimes the individual is better than the aggregate.
JakobVirgil  ·  4598 days ago  ·  link  ·  
it has its own kind of broken strength I can think of a few uses for it.

apocalyptic / steampunkish text for a video game or movie credits.

dublinben  ·  4598 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I'm not an expert in typography, but I'm certain there is a better, deliberately designed font for any purpose.
JakobVirgil  ·  4598 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I think that is is draw for me at least. The clumsy unintentional qualities that a designer would not include, the thickness of the middle collumn of the lower case m the tapered edges of the tilde. I also like how it looks aged like it was printed with overused worn out steel type.

also the unintentional nature makes it less fussy than a lot of intentional fonts. it is certainly not the most annoying font. every font has its uses. http://www.hubski.com/pub?id=27706

dublinben  ·  4597 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Hah, the only time I would even consider using Comic Sans is when typesetting a comic book. There are even better choices for that though.
JakobVirgil  ·  4597 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Comic sans has clubs and forums dedicated to hating it.
yotta  ·  4594 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Comic sans hate has always seemed like a profound waste of time to me. Appreciating great typography and critiquing bad typography are worthwhile, but Comic sans has been bashed into the ground so many times that hating it out loud is beyond cliche. Comic sans hate is essentially a bad meme.
stanford  ·  4594 days ago  ·  link  ·  
You're right, it's definitely become cliche to hate on Comic Sans. That said, using it for your default font is the equivalent of wearing an ugly christmas sweater year round.
JakobVirgil  ·  4594 days ago  ·  link  ·  
It is the font you can say you hate and be sure that no one will call you on it. http://vimeo.com/17450666 is a funny video
stanford  ·  4594 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Very funny. Hope you don't mind but I'm posting it.
JakobVirgil  ·  4593 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I thought I did. Damn you you stole my badge. ;)