“Got my new resume, it’s printed in Comic Sans,” at 1:20 in the song Tacky. Watch.
Comic Sans meet Comic Neue
Comic Sans has been given a classy new look in this public domain typeface, Comic Neue by Craig Rozynski. You can download it for free here: www.comicneue.com. For our friend Michael Cloran, this is a happy day. “It’s casual. It’s free. And nobody will reflexively make fun of you for using it.” – Time.com
CERN to switch to Comic Sans
Effective April Fool’s Day, 2014.
Ban Comic Sans x Influencers & Innovation
Holly and Dave Combs and Vincent Connare appear on AOL Huffington Post’s Influencers and Innovation.
Comic Sans x Selenus
Dave and Holly of ban comic sans were interviewed on Selenus.us today. Read the interview here.
Ban Comic Sans on Influencers & Innovation
Dave and Holly will be appearing on a webisode of Influencers & Innovation coming this summer. Here’s a sneak peak from the filming session. Stay tuned!
The Vatican – Sans Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI has officially retired, and the Vatican has published a 62-page online photo album to commemorate his papacy. The captions consist of quotes from the pontiff and conclude with his resignation letter all of which are set entirely in Comic Sans. As all seasoned graphic designers know, this is a desecration of the cardinal rule of design – NEVER use Comic Sans. Among all the apocalyptic speculation is this simply further proof that the end is near?
A Defense of Comic Sans
Comic Sans Must Die!
Love it or hate it, Comic Sans is one of the most popular fonts in the world.
Vincent Connare designed the font for Microsoft in 1995. He described it is best being used for “new computer users and families with children”. Despite this it has constantly been misused and can be seen everywhere from school letters, e-mails from government officials and even in documents about the discovery of the Higgs Boson.
Since it was unleashed on the world there have been multiple calls by designers for the font to be abolished completely.
Comic Sans Must Die is a project that satisfies every designer’s dream: to see Comic Sans die a slow and painful death. Every day the individual glyphs of Comic Sans will have their demise displayed for all to see.
Comic Sans Must Die is a project conceived by Antonio Roberts with code contributions from Richard Clifford.
For more Comic Sans Death visit: comicsansmustdie.tumblr.com
Mashable x Comic Sans
Mashable published a great article on the history of Comic Sans today.