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What's so wrong with Comic Sans?
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- zdw 16y agoEvery time I see it I think, well, it's better than using Papyrus...
- frou_dh 16y agoIt's whimsical to see it in a programming context. I bought a book on Data Structures from Lulu and the source code listings are in it. I also think Simon Peyton Jones of Haskell fame uses it for his presentations.
- devmonk 16y ago"Hitler freaks out over Comic Sans MS": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzmrxKhaKRU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzmrxKhaKRU
- user24 16y agoI never thought it was that bad. A little amateurish, but it's homely and friendly. It has its uses. edit: I just created http://www.comicfuckingsans.com http://www.comicfuckingsans.com
- citricsquid 16y agoI think this calls for a comic sans day!
- user24 16y agoI've made a bookmarklet to turn other pages into comic sans wonderpages and put it on the site ;0)
- nck4222 16y ago"add your own reasons via twitter #comicfuckingsans" Maybe you're already doing it, but would be cool to have a feed for them right under the list
- user24 16y agoYeah, trying to add that now, thanks :) edit: done. Thanks for the suggestion.
- drcode 16y agoI am considering using Comic Sans all the time now for its ironic value.
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- pama 16y agoIt also helps recall content better than when using arial. Here is the highlight of a recent study: http://www.economist.com/node/17248892?story_id=17248892&fsrc=rss http://www.economist.com/node/17248892?story_id=17248892&... and here is the study itself: http://cwl.cogsci.rpi.edu/cogsci10/cogsci10_proceedings/papers/0652/paper0652.pdf http://cwl.cogsci.rpi.edu/cogsci10/cogsci10_proceedings/pape...
- davidw 16y agoTo be fair, the article says that something that is "difficult to read" is what helps recall, not comic sans per se.
- pama 16y agoIndeed. The authors used Comic Sans and Bodoni MT as their "difficult to read" fonts and see no difference between the two (but both were better than the "easier to read" Arial).
- ryandvm 16y agoComplaining about Comic Sans is basically a hate meme. It's a silly ritual that many geeks like to engage in that makes them feel superior to the font bourgeois. Like all memes, participating in it also solidifies their social standing in the practicing group. Hating on Comic Sans is like hating on Merlot wine because you saw it Sideways.
- Adrock 16y agoThe next step is to ironically embrace Comic Sans. If anyone has typography skills, I'd love to see a stab at Comic Mono for use in IDEs. Ironic Sans, perhaps?
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- ywgdana 16y agoI used to use Comic Sans as my font for code editing. It had the nice effects of: 1) Annoying the font bigots in our company. 2) I giggled every single time I opened a file to edit. And Comic Sans Mono would be wonderful.
- user24 16y ago> The next step is to ironically embrace Comic Sans done! http://comicfuckingsans.com http://comicfuckingsans.com
- mathgladiator 16y agoI love Comic Sans; http://www.longbeardstudios.com/ http://www.longbeardstudios.com/
- user24 16y agoIt's also a nice safe opinion to have about something. Let's say Bob McEntrepreneur links to his startup's landing page on HN. If he's using comic sans, that's guarunteed karma for the first person who makes the content-empty comment "Nice site, but lose comic sans". Hence ensuring the survival of the meme.
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- pmiller2 16y agoAs with most things, context is everything. If you want a slightly silly, informal-looking typeface and you only have a small amount of text to set, Comic Sans can work. As with programming languages, choosing the right tool for the job is the key.
- willydaemon 16y agoI like using comic sans, but I do so ironically. :)
- jonhendry 16y agoThe old complaint was that people used too many fonts in one document, going wild with their new WYSIWYG editor. Now, people have for the most part adjusted to having a lot of fonts, and started using only one. Unfortunately, it's Comic Sans.