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[shudder]
Papyrus, definitely Papyrus.
(hopefully it is a menu)
It is only six characters on one page, but still.
…only if you promise to set it in all caps.
Sheesh. Isn’t there a designer’s version of the hippocratic oath somewhere?
:) Mordy
This video on Comic Sans seems appropriate: https://vimeo.com/1994310
Thanks for the link.
Very… interesting video.
Comical really.
I get quite a few “home user files”, often made in Word or … borrowed copies of Photoshop and Illustrator, and Comic Sans is still loved by many of them.
Recently I got a file from a friend that contained the freeware font that’s aptly named “I Hate Comic Sans”. It’s similar in style, but clearly not Comic Sans, thank god ;)
Use a script font in all caps, that will still be way better.
I just had this discussion with a secretary yesterday!!!
Just refer to this simple flowchart when trying to decide to use Comic Sans. It’s never failed me.
https://i.imgur.com/W6zzI.jpg
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Comic Sans is a very well designed font.
It just happens to rank number one on the most horribly misused font list.
You should need a license (not the EULA kind) to install it.
The biggest problem with Comic Sans is that it is used too much and screams “AMATEUR.” Still there is a time and place for it, just as there is for Courier, Tekton, Brush Script, and many others that we love to hate.
I agree that there’s nothing inherently noxious about Comic Sans. It must look pretty good to the average person if it’s so overused. But I think it has been present “at the scene” of so many designcrimes, that it suffers guilt by association. It’s hard for me to see it with fresh eyes.
@Jerome, 100% agree.
In this video, Comic Sans is the hero. If you haven’t seen this, it’s good for a laugh!
https://www.collegehumor.com/video:1823766
On the other hand, if I were setting the text in a comic-style speech balloon, it would probably be high on my short list. In that context it all but disappears. Even the — um — odd kerning fails to offend.