ban comic sans

A brand new project from the creators of ban comic sans is in the works. The project is called BigTurnOff.org and like ban comic sans is also a social experiment of sorts, but has nothing to do with fonts. However, just as the ban comic sans project effectively questions the widespread inappropriate use of the font Comic Sans, BigTurnOff.org aims to question and examine the pervasiveness of digital media in our lives. The intent of the project is to organize a worldwide event for participants to take twenty four hours off from digital media, document, and share their experiences, um, digitally.

More info at: www.BigTurnOff.org

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Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami’s website in Comic Sans? It’s true. Read the article here. Thanks for the heads up, Josh!

The sequel to Font Conference from collegehumor.com.

From Flickr
Comic Sans Pool

A long-overdue parody/homage sticker design of the Obama HOPE poster by Shepard Fairey is now available for download. An interesting connection between the Obama HOPE image and the original “ban comic sans” image is that both Shepard Fairey and I got into some trouble for using someone elses’ photo. I got in considerably less trouble, and Vincent Connare and I have patched things over since. Unfortunately, the Associated Press isn’t so forgiving. Download and print here.

In 1995 Microsoft released the font Comic Sans originally designed for comic book style talk bubbles containing informational help text. Since that time the typeface has been used in countless contexts from restaurant signage to college exams to medical information. These widespread abuses of printed type threaten to erode the very foundations upon which centuries of typographic history are built.

While we recognize the font may be appropriate in a few specific instances, our position is that the only effective means of ending this epidemic of abuse is to completely ban Comic Sans.

We understand font selection is a matter of personal preference and that many people may disagree with us. However, if you agree with our position, you can sign the online petition to ban comic sans.

Bancomicsans.com is new and improved using WordPress! The old site is still here minus some links and resources that have been moved over to the new site. More improvements will be coming soon, so check back often. We’re planning to add more sticker designs, free fonts, and interviews and articles to the archives. We welcome your comments and suggestions. Thanks, and have a Comic Sans-free day.