I think the example that you linked[1] is quite strange. If you are going to write a form letter — "Dear Sir or Madam" — then, yes, you don't want a font that

I think the example that you linked[1] is quite strange. If you are going to write a form letter — "Dear Sir or Madam" — then, yes, you don't want a font that makes things look personal, like Comic Sans. Also "this note looks like it was written by a 12 year old"? Have you seen the handwriting of a 12 year old? That is, perhaps, a good indication of the disconnect between how professionals trained in graphic design perceive something and how the vast majority of the public perceive it. Most people wish their handwriting looked as neat and legible as Comic Sans. It doesn't look like it was written by a twelve year old, it looks like unprofessional. Which is why people like it. Many people, when they see something they wrote in a standard computer font, think that it looks wrong. It doesn't look like their words any more, it looks too cold, formal, impersonal, professional, machine-like. They don't want their words to look like something that has been reviewed by a series of editors, run by the legal department and then sent to the team of graphics artists for final layout. Comic Sans looks warm, friendly, human, and informal. Everything you list as aesthetic defects are exactly the characteristics that make Comic Sans successful. [1] http://kinkeaddesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Comic-Sans-Probs.jpg http://kinkeaddesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Comic-S...