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Comic Sans Sucks

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Comic Sans Sucks

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Why Comic Sans sucks

A Mediocre Search for Answers
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Created by Connare while working for Microsoft in 1994.

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Comparing Comic Sans to

...is like comparing an idiot to an ideal.
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  • Unmodulated strokes
  • Visual weight
  • Letterfit
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Manckiewicz Study

Font Personalities
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Mankiewicz Study results

  • Studied participant reaction to 15 fonts
  • Tested for formality, readability, accessibility
  • Looked for personal attributes like friendliness 
  • Comic Sans deemed the least credible 
  • "Childish" and "Unbelievable."
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  • 1999
  • Holly Sliger
  • 2004, Connare's face was finally removed.
  • The ban has extended from Comic Sans to 
  • Papyrus and Hobo fonts
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any questions?

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