The battle of Comic Sans

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1. Ed Power

   Wow. People have WAY too much time on their hands.

2. Gerry Mooney

   I’m only commenting so the header at the top of the comments doesn’t say “Currently there are 1 Comment”.

   Oh, and also, Comic Sans is crap.There, I said it!

3. Scott Metzger

   Comic Sans doesn’t need a website to defend it from haters because Comic Sans is pretty good at sticking up for himself:

   (Warning: Comic Sans has a potty mouth)

   http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-comic-sans-asshole

4. Steve Skelton

   Comic Sans battled Zapf Dingbats and all Helvetica broke out.

5. RYAN BROWN

   It’s apparent Comic Sans is a joke

6. Mike Peterson

   Yes, Scott — McSweeney’s speaks for me.

   I’ve noticed fewer “Oh, god, nobody likes fruitcake” cartoons this season. Maybe they’re all on their blogs writing posts about how much everybody hates Comic Sans.

   *yawn*

7. Mike Kandalaft

   In terms of typography, “Comic Sans” has very poorly designed letter forms, just look at that hideous clumsy unbalanced “s” form. In contrast, Helvetica, actually designed in the 1957 (not 2011) is an excellent example of a professionally, well designed modern Swiss type face, with beautiful proportions and an actual family of weights besides just bold. There’s no comparison from that standpoint, its like comparing a Steinway concert grand with a dinky keyboard.

   That being said, comic sans does have its uses, and perhaps it is so common in the comics world because nothing better has been designed to suit the same needs. The best I can think of is the font that used to be on all the Tintin books – fun yet nicely proportioned and legible, and not nearly as clumsy looking as comic sans.

8. B.J. Dewey

   I agree with Mike that comic sans obviously is common probably because nothing better has come along. I use mostly comic sans, but have been looking for something better for years.

9. Ed Power

   Y’all have WAY too much freetime on your hands. I hope to get to a point in my life where i can spend this much time thinking about fonts. 😀 😀 😀