The Font You Love to Hate: Comic Sans was Created for a Dog!

 

#47 September 10:  What’s wrong with Comic Sans? I always liked it, but I quit using it a few years ago when I kept getting feedback that it was “unprofessional”.  Supposedly there are whole websites and X or Twitter rants dedicated to deriding it as “childish, visually chaotic, and an affront to good typeface design”.  The creator, Vincent Connare, only used it once in a letter complaining to his broadband internet provider.  It was created for Microsoft Bob, a family-friendly interface that used a pop-up dog as a helper (I just remember the da@# paperclip!) and since “dogs don’t talk in Times New Roman”, Comic Sans was created for a dog! Bob went bust fairly quickly, in less than a year.  When I looked up a graphic for this item as a blog post, I don’t think I remember Bob at all.  But there is hope for the font folks love to hate.  One Facebook user has changed his Facebook group “Ban Comic Sans” to “Use Comic Sans” saying it is “so bad it’s almost cool again”.  So, if I use it, will I be childish (we all know I am!) or cool?  LOL   PS. I would have written this in Comic Sans, but it isn't even an option on this blog platform!! 9/6