Author Topic: Cool little article on Patel's favorite font. (Read 1938 times)

Rman · « **on:** April 20, 2009, 02:23:43 PM »

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Vincent Connare designed the ubiquitous, bubbly Comic Sans typeface, but he sympathizes with the world-wide movement to ban it.

Mr. Connare has looked on, alternately amused and mortified, as Comic Sans has spread from a software project at Microsoft Corp. 15 years ago to grade-school fliers and holiday newsletters, Disney ads and Beanie Baby tags, business emails, street signs, Bibles, porn sites, gravestones and hospital posters about bowel cancer.

The font, a casual script designed to look like comic-book lettering, is the bane of graphic designers, other aesthetes and Internet geeks. It is a punch line: "Comic Sans walks into a bar, bartender says, 'We don't serve your type.'" On social-messaging site Twitter, complaints about the font pop up every minute or two. An online comic strip shows a gang kicking and swearing at Mr. Connare.

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Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #1 on:** April 20, 2009, 02:25:04 PM »

tehjaybo · « **Reply #2 on:** April 20, 2009, 02:26:19 PM »

What's wrong with it? I like it.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #3 on:** April 20, 2009, 02:28:21 PM »

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"Comic Sans walks into a bar, bartender says, 'We don't serve your type.'"

i lol'd

Bloodwake · « **Reply #4 on:** April 20, 2009, 02:53:17 PM »

Quote from: tehjaybo on April 20, 2009, 02:26:19 PM

What's wrong with it? I like it.

Either the font is disabled on this board, or I don't have Comic Sans installed on my computer. Either way, both are blessings. SHITTY FONT.

demi · « **Reply #5 on:** April 20, 2009, 02:58:44 PM »

Because he used "Comic Sans" when it's "Comic Sans MS"

Stupid Magic nerd

Crushed · « **Reply #6 on:** April 20, 2009, 02:59:47 PM »

if a comic uses comic sans, it's usually comic sans humor

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #7 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:06:08 PM »

Quote from: Crushed on April 20, 2009, 02:59:47 PM

if a comic uses comic sans, it's usually comic sans humor

iswydt

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #8 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:06:32 PM »

best font ever

*・゜゜・*:.:*・゜゜・*:.:*・゜゜・*:.:*・゜゜・*:.:*
sooo professional
*・゜゜・*:.:*・゜゜・*:.:*・゜゜・*:.:*・゜゜・*:.:*

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #9 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:07:41 PM »

my current favorite font ever is Meiryo

ClearType subpixel rendering compatible kanji font

Bloodwake · « **Reply #10 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:08:22 PM »

EYE RAPE

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #11 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:09:16 PM »

The Legend of Papyrus

Barry Egan · « **Reply #12 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:14:02 PM »

Quote from: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on April 20, 2009, 03:09:16 PM

The Legend of Papyrus

T234 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:15:41 PM »

Fuck yeah.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #14 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:22:44 PM »

Garamond

Crushed · « **Reply #15 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:24:58 PM »

Quote from: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on April 20, 2009, 03:09:16 PM

The Legend of Papyrus

can any herbal tea or coffee house survive without this font? methinks not

Bloodwake · « **Reply #16 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:41:02 PM »

Calibri and Cambria are kickass default fonts.

Reb · « **Reply #17 on:** April 20, 2009, 04:02:45 PM »

Does this work?

Fuck, I love Palatino Linotype, I don't know why.

jiji · « **Reply #18 on:** April 20, 2009, 04:06:54 PM »

T RANDS HURF BURF DICKS HUALAGHLHGUALGHAULGHGH

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #19 on:** April 20, 2009, 04:22:57 PM »

Quote from: Rebiak on April 20, 2009, 04:02:45 PM

Does this work?

Fuck, I love Palatino Linotype, I don't know why.

I feel like I'm falling into the letters as if falling from a great height, weird.

Reb · « **Reply #20 on:** April 20, 2009, 04:24:22 PM »

Quote from: Father_Mike on April 20, 2009, 04:22:57 PM

Quote from: Rebiak on April 20, 2009, 04:02:45 PM
Does this work?

Fuck, I love Palatino Linotype, I don't know why.

I feel like I'm falling into the letters as if falling from a great height, weird.

Yeaahhhhh 420 brah!!!

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #21 on:** April 20, 2009, 04:33:51 PM »

System 4 life

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #22 on:** April 20, 2009, 04:38:11 PM »

Quote from: mojovonio on April 20, 2009, 04:31:16 PM

Verdana is sexy and trendy as fuck.

Meiryo is Japanese Verdana

cloudwalking · « **Reply #23 on:** April 20, 2009, 06:05:29 PM »

helvetica

frutiger

univers

Fresh Prince · « **Reply #24 on:** April 20, 2009, 06:59:29 PM »

Gill Sans the font for true degenerates http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Gill#Controversies

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #25 on:** April 20, 2009, 07:22:37 PM »

Computer Modern Roman

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #26 on:** April 20, 2009, 07:26:30 PM »

also

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Mr. Connare says he pulled out the two comic books he had in his office, "The Dark Knight Returns" and "Watchmen," and got to work, inspired by the lettering and using his mouse to draw on a computer screen.

I bet in 30 years DKR and Watchmen will be remembered primarily for inspiring Comic Sans

Brehvolution · « **Reply #27 on:** April 20, 2009, 09:39:13 PM »

Isn't comic sans one of the "10 things dragging down evilbore" or something pic? Can't find it right now.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #28 on:** April 20, 2009, 10:45:38 PM »

I like Palatino Linotype too

Is it okay to like Franklin Gothic?

Rman · « **Reply #29 on:** April 20, 2009, 11:36:20 PM »

I love Whitney.

demi · « **Reply #30 on:** April 20, 2009, 11:40:01 PM »

Bebas baby

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #31 on:** April 21, 2009, 12:05:47 AM »

Quote from: Rman on April 20, 2009, 11:36:20 PM

I love Whitney.

(Image removed from quote.)

wow, that is a fantastic font, downloading.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #32 on:** April 21, 2009, 12:34:46 AM »

demi · « **Reply #33 on:** April 21, 2009, 12:44:33 AM »

YOU'RE NOT MUCKHOLE

muckhole · « **Reply #34 on:** April 21, 2009, 12:50:28 AM »

drew · « **Reply #35 on:** April 21, 2009, 03:26:57 AM »

comic sans isnt even that bad

there are worse fonts out there

Rman · « **Reply #36 on:** April 21, 2009, 03:31:25 AM »

Quote from: Drewsy on April 21, 2009, 03:26:57 AM

comic sans isnt even that bad

there are worse fonts out there

You're right, but Comic Sans is ubiquitous. You can't avoid if you tried.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #37 on:** April 21, 2009, 08:36:14 AM »

I don't see much Comic Sans anymore. I had a professor for two classes that loved it and had all of his Power Points in Comic Sans.

These days, papyrus is the enemy. A lot of female coworkers seem to love it. Also people who use emoticons in the professional world need to get fired on the spot.

Veidt · « **Reply #38 on:** April 21, 2009, 08:49:22 AM »

MAC font is awesome. Looks like Whitney

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #39 on:** April 21, 2009, 10:32:37 AM »

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I don't see much Comic Sans anymore. I had a professor for two classes that loved it and had all of his Power Points in Comic Sans.

this is common among programming language researchers

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Author Topic: Cool little article on Patel's favorite font. (Read 1938 times)