From the creators of the Comic Sans documentary:
Scott and I are working on a new documentary about the most hated font in the world:
Comic Sans
Find out how it was created, why it was created, how designers feel about it, and what kind of effect it’s had in the realm of design.
Help fund the documentary here:
kickstarter.com/projects/662700668/comic-sans-or-the-most-hated-font-in-the-world
Help us raise 20,000 dollars in 60 days and you’ll win rewards and credit in the film! Spread the word!
Filmmakers Scott Hutcheson of VeryAware.com and AJ Meadows have set out on a journey to uncover the nasty truths behind the worlds most hated font: Comic Sans. The film, Comic Sans or The Most Hated Font in the World, originally conceived as a mockumentary about one designer who was absolutely in love with Comic Sans, has evolved into a serious (while seriously fun) documentary film. You can back the project for as little as $1 on their Kickstarter page: http://kck.st/da5XOE. Backers will receive rewards ranging from a personalized photo incorporating Comic Sans to dinner and a night on the town with the filmmakers following a local screening and a backer-moderated Q and A. Hutcheson and Meadows have in their body of work a previous documentary about the Sundance Film Festival entitled REDFORD SENT US.
Dave and Holly Combs, the creators of the ban comic sans campaign, have long held that a documentary film is the next logical step in the telling of the Comic Sans story and this project is a great way to make that happen. Please consider backing this project if you love typography or even if you simply hate Comic Sans.
Comic Sans Be Gone: replaces all occurrences of the Comic Sans MS font on any web page with the Helvetica font to improve readability!
How handy!
See http://extensions.apple.com (category: Other)
Developer’s page: http://www.sitharus.com/comic-sans-be-gone.html
Sent to us by Jan-Pieter Maaywee. Thanks Jan-Pieter!
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!
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.
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