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I like Comic Sans when I see super smart people, like physicists as an example, use it in presentations. Makes me think of Feynman and all his crazy antics. M
by ddingus 7y ago
I like Comic Sans when I see super smart people, like physicists as an example, use it in presentations.
Makes me think of Feynman and all his crazy antics.
Maybe there always needs to be irreverent time. Human feature.
Use it. I do not mind. Never did.
It also makes me think of Mrs what's her name long ago in primary school. She opened my eyes to the wonder of the world and the many peoples in it. Someone would have done that, I am sure.
It is the how she did it. Was with a laugh, like "can you believe this place we are in?"
I treasure that vibe. Matters.
- jszymborski 7y agoWe could always tell in my courses when a lecturer was a Physician Researcher depending on whether or not their slides had a Yellow/White/Red text on a blue-to-dark-blue gradient background. It was eerie how common it was, despite the clinicians coming from different hospitals/universities/backgrounds.
- mark-r 7y agoYes, Comic Sans is irreverent. That's both its appeal and its curse. It's very easy to be overexposed to it.
- ddingus 7y agoLate reply, I know but I was thinking about this some. I always try hard to meet people where they are, if I am able. I am generally interested in their thoughts. Getting at those is easiest when one sets other things aside. Spelling, grammar, style, etc... An example might be little kids. Or someone foreign. In both cases, the norms are borked up, lots of little, expected things, and sometimes bigger things do not play out by rule, or in unexpected ways. Overexposure is one of those little things. I may not even notice when those thoughts are compelling. How often have we, in general here as people, snuffed out a promising bud of thought or had an impression be discordant with the actual, flat out missed or botched an opportunity to benefit, perhaps mutually? Me? Many times to the point of just opening up some. Fewer expectations and assumptions both tend to maximize communication potential. There are few downsides. Like I said above, I don't mind. Have in the past. Do not now. Maybe the one downside is I tend to not raise the bar when I probably should at times. Not sure it is worth it now however. This does tend to be self selecting too. Sometimes it is just a lot of work to converse with people much more focused and demanding of these things. Before doing it these days, I will qualify it more than I have in the past. At least the payoff is more consistent.
- ljm 7y agoNot that I’m calling myself super smart, because spending so much time commenting on forums about things I don’t know that much about probably means I’m not, but Comic Sans is my goto font for pretty much all my presentations. Comic sans and well placed gifs. It’s part of the charm for me, and I use it as a self-confidence boost and a reminder that life doesn’t have to be so serious, because now I can inject some humour into a talk and I have to own that well enough to keep a straight face while delivering the material. Especially in your typical office set up, it’s quite cathartic, and I genuinely enjoy showing people that you don’t have to be so perfect. I have a lot of respect for people who can bring a bit of lightness to what can otherwise be quite dull day. We are all human after all. As an example, I think Gary Bernhardt is great with this. The Wat talk is a classic.
- ddingus 7y agoI agree with you and articulated my sentiment with coarse precision. I share your respect. There has to be a better way to say it, but people using comic sans for this vibe, who could easily pull off something else gets at it.
- yiyus 7y ago> I like Comic Sans when I see super smart people, like physicists as an example, use it in presentations. I still remember that very interesting presentation by Fabiola Gianotti when they presented the results that proved the existence of the Higgs Boson. In Comic Sans.
- ddingus 7y agoThat one was notable. I remember it too.