a disturbing rise in comic sans usage

     Since its creation in 1995, the typeface Comic Sans has enjoyed immense popularity among numerous digital type users including librarians, human resource managers, Powerpoint presenters, and Disney advertisement designers. The typeface has recently become so popular in fact that it has attracted the attention of several important typographic institutions, most notably the Foundation of National Typographers. A recent study by the FoNT foundation reveals some remarkable trends for the fledgling face.
(see graph at right)

     These projections are based on a scientific survey of long-term type usage trends and include a standard margin of error. The report finds that Comic Sans usage has steadily increased since 1995 at a geometric rate and is well on its way to becoming the most universally used typeface surpassing even Helvetica and Times by approximately 2018. Even more astonishing is the typographic event horizon predicted for the year 2027. The FoNT foundation has determined that according to these trends the only typeface anyone will use by the year 2030 will indeed be Comic Sans. (illustations below)

Projected Comic Sans
Usage 1990-2030*

*inormation based on research by the Foundation of National Typographers in association with the Corporation for Public Misinformation.

Hollywood USA

McDonalds Restaurant

Starbucks Cafe

By the year 2022 the US Federal Reserve will have adopted Comic Sans as the official font for all United States currency.