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Typeface Inspired by Comic Books Has Become a Font of Ill Will

Typeface Inspired by Comic Books Has Become a Font of Ill Will. By: Caroline Carrico. Introduction & History. Vincent Connare designed the Comic Sans typeface, but sympathizes with the movement to ban it The font, a casual script designed to look like comic-book lettering

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Typeface Inspired by Comic Books Has Become a Font of Ill Will

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  1. Typeface Inspired by Comic Books Has Become a Font of Ill Will By: Caroline Carrico

  2. Introduction & History • Vincent Connare designed the Comic Sans typeface, but sympathizes with the movement to ban it • The font, a casual script designed to look like comic-book lettering • Comic Sans started as a software project at Microsoft Corp. 15 years ago • Now used in grade-school fliers, holiday newsletters, Disney ads, business emails, street signs, and even Bibles

  3. Typefaces Convey Meaning • Helvetica is an industry standard, plain and reliable • Times New Roman is classic • Comic Sans is fun, breezy, silly or vulgar and lazy

  4. Ban Comic Sans • Ban Comic Sans was conceived in the fall of 1999 • Holly Sliger studying typography and graphic design • Designing museum gallery guide for children's hands-on artifact exhibit • Horrified when bosses told her to use Comic Sans

  5. Comic Sans Bashing • Connare first realized the tide had turned against Comic Sans in January 2003 • He got an email from Mr. Combs asking for permission to use his photo for stickers, T-shirts and coffee mugs to promote "typography awareness“ • As the movement grew, Mr. Connare's image became the logo for Comic Sans bashing • February 2004, Connare asked the Combses to stop using his picture, and they did.

  6. Conclusion • The font has become so popular that it's approaching retro chic • Design shop Veer is selling a T-shirt with a picture of human heart on it made entirely of tiny Comic Sans characters • Veer's text: ‘’Love it, love to hate it, or hate that you love it’’

  7. Works Cited • http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123992364819927171.html

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