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comment by dublinben
dublinben  ·  4754 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Averia: The average font
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  ·  4753 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Comic sans has clubs and forums dedicated to hating it.
yotta  ·  4750 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  ·  4750 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  ·  4750 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  ·  4750 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Very funny. Hope you don't mind but I'm posting it.
JakobVirgil  ·  4749 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I thought I did. Damn you you stole my badge. ;)