Why the World (Almost) Banned Comic Sans
The story of the “Ban Comic Sans” campaign is a marvel of digital-era cultural revolt. A quirky, tongue-in-cheek typography movement that ballooned into an enduring joke and occasionally thoughtful design critique. Here’s how our most reviled font became a symbol of typographic taste wars—and the fight against design ignorance. The Birth of the Ban Comic […]
The Most Hated Font: Comic Sans
What Is Comic Sans? Comic Sans is a casual, sans-serif typeface designed in 1994 by Vincent Connare for Microsoft, initially intended for use in cartoon speech bubbles in early user interfaces like Microsoft Bob. Though built to feel playful and approachable, it was later bundled with Windows 95 and quickly became ubiquitous (wired.com). Why Is […]