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JonSnow:
--- Quote from: moogoob on 10 Apr 2009, 07:03 ---Simple rule of graphic design: unless it's got a history (Garamond, Times, Helvetica etc.) you should never use fonts that come with your computer, as it's overused already. ESPECIALLY if said font is Comic Sans. Though in this case, It's used for a sign for a sex shop. That's just the sort of font a client might require their logo to be in, no matter how much little moogoob at the sign-shop would rather not touch it with a ten-foot pole. So I can forgive Jeph this time.
/yes I design signs for a living
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But here you are following a rule that every graphic designer of the last 10years knows and follows, so it's kind of your education that teaches you not to use it, and mainstream pressure. Maybe designers are under-using Comic Sans purely because they were taught too under-use it. And if you follow a rule on what font not to use simply because of it's popularity with common people... well you're shutting off parts of your creativity...
dont just ban comic sans, if you cant give a good reason why you dont like the font (cept for overuse)
Spluff:
Ban it because it is one of the worst looking fonts ever conceived.
TLT Thomas:
Nothing wrong with wanting to stand out from the other webcomics out there. I dunno what Jeph uses for the QC dialogue, but it works for me. Give me Anime Ace (the font of choice for Starslip among others) over Comic Sans anyday. (Though I still prefer to use VAG Rounded for TLT.)
Siibillam-Law:
*insert Faye will punch the rabbit comic-sans poster here* and so on
moogoob:
--- Quote from: JonSnow on 15 Apr 2009, 01:21 ---But here you are following a rule that every graphic designer of the last 10years knows and follows, so it's kind of your education that teaches you not to use it, and mainstream pressure. Maybe designers are under-using Comic Sans purely because they were taught too under-use it. And if you follow a rule on what font not to use simply because of it's popularity with common people... well you're shutting off parts of your creativity...
dont just ban comic sans, if you cant give a good reason why you dont like the font (cept for overuse)
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But Comic Sans IS overused by non-designers. We'd have much less of a problem with it if every second MS-Word-toting office worker didn't think it'd be cute to do up the memo for "Bring your kids to work day" in that font. Same goes for Times and Arial, though in those cases it's much more subtle overuse as those are the default Windows Serif and Sans and thus overused by default. If something is too familiar, it loses its impact.
Speaking of which, the font Impact should only be used for cat macros. :p
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