The Comic Sans Debate
Posted by Scott Leisler | 4.20.09
I’m sure you have seen the font Comic Sans. The playful typeface was created to look like the same font used in comic books. Currently, in the design underworld, there is a relatively big feud between font enthusiasts as to whether or not it should be banned. Certainly there couldn’t be an official ban, but with its increasing popularity, font purist seem to be rebelling at its lack of beauty. Check out the Wall Street Journals recent article for the full story on Comic Sans.
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I’m anti-comic sans for apparent reasons. While we’re on the topic of ugly fonts, let’s look at Papyrus. It’s just as ugly and used just as often as Comic Sans. Not only do hair salons, restaurants, bands and real estate agents us Papyrus, but even the TV show Medium uses it and they have a budget.
The font Funhouse also belongs in the series of ugly fonts.