Why You Hate Comic Sans

[TheOblivionParade]

I use Comic Sans for the pure purpose of pissing people off.

[pseudocaveman]

Thank you for defending it at the end. I am so tired of hearing nothing but rage on this, well, really a non-issue. But it still looks bad in the modern world with anti-aliasing unless you're making a, well, comic or something.

[EdTheBadass]

I don't give a shit about fonts. I use Times new roman for everything I write and any font I feel like when it is to make a pretty Title.

You designers were always pussies and now you have turned into major nitpicking faggots. I mean. . just don't use it, don't look at it.. why do you care about how a fucking letter is curved?

[heheIvan]

Can someone explain to me why the hell is there a fierce hate group over a fucking font?

Yup, too lazy to watch this boring "documentary".

[Ayevee39]

@heheIvan Then go away.

[heheIvan]

@Ayevee39

NO. I want YOU to explain to me why comic sans suck. Plain and simple.

[Ayevee39]

@heheIvan Sorry your highness, I can only type in 500 characters and I don't want to double post. Just watch the video you lazy fag.

[NekiiFTW]

@heheIvan

Why should I stop being lazy to explain to an even lazier man the reason I have an opinion?

[dabears17x]

Sometimes, when I'm alone, I use Comic Sans....

[teaflax]

@usagora You didn't say "anything", I did. As in there isn't *anything* CS is good for.

It's not the overuse that's the problem (such as with Trajan, Copperplate or Papyrus), but the many flaws in the font design itself.

The poor lines, awful kerning and inconsistent letter shapes are what make CS such an abomination. Compare it to Chalkboard, which has the same crappy aesthetic but which is actually done right on a purely typographic level.

[teaflax]

@usagora Comic Sans isn't perfect for anything. A comic-style typeface can be perfect, but CS is a very very bad comic-style font. Go to Blambot and compare all the many awesome comic fonts available there.

[lilmissfoxygirl]

I actually love this guy.

Xx

[SemiPreciousMetal]

Listen up. I know the crap you’ve been saying behind my back. You think I’m stupid. You think I’m immature. You think I’m a malformed, pathetic excuse for a font. Well think again, nerdhole, because I’m Comic Sans, and I’m the best thing to happen to typography since Johannes freaking Gutenberg

[PunkkHate]

COMIC SAAAAAAAANS!

[Skimaskkass]

Best fucking thing I have seen in weeks. Personally I hate some other fonts more but, comic sans and suck it. :P

[EmoniDaBest]

At least it isn't the wingding font LMFAO

[EmoniDaBest]

I hate that font that every letter has a picture that represents the letter. For example the letter "a" will have a pic of a apple nest to it. I can't remember the font name

[darkphoenixmedia]

Comic sans is 'sans-humour'.

[shadowjazzy]

Take away: Comic Sans should be used in anti-aliasing uses only. I'm glad my hate has been justified up to this point, but I'm also glad to finally have a pigeon-holed use for it.

[LivesForJihad]

People who dislike Comic Sans are jealous of it's popularity.

[necro2607]

I just have to point out... "sans" is typically pronounced like "sawns" as opposed to "sands"... was totally bugging me hear it like "sands" over and over :P

[kadavy]

@necro2607 Interesting - have any reference material? The definition for "sans" on thefreedictionary pronounces it as I do.

[uberknarf1]

@kadavy It's an issue of where the word came from. Origins in the romantic languages, and French in particular, mean that its native pronunciation is closer to a nasal "sawns" than Mr. Kadavy's "sands". However, the word's been appropriated into English (and typography) in the way that Mr. Kadavy uses it, so the point is moot.

[pokeclika]

@kadavy Well, sans is french

[kadavy]

@pokeclika Since you didn't really articulate your point, I'll assume you're implying that because the origin of "sans" is French, that I should pronounce it as if I were speaking French. I'm not speaking French. I'm speaking English. If I mention Mexico, I won't be saying "me-HE-ko," but rather "MEX-e-ko." Thus, I will continue to say "sans."

[jeolmmum]

@kadavy

Since you're a retard, you can do whatever you please. Nobody dares to tell a retard what to do, so go on :D

[speakdino10]

@kadavy

You're abrasive.

[vinhprag]

1:33 - that's my segment on Comic Sans for Danish TV. Watch the video response.

[katerinahejdova]

protože sou většinou vrcholně nevkusný

[ThePersonDS]

That was funny and informative.

[reinux]

so comic sans is hated because it's popular.

[GordonEdward]

I like comic sans... >.> My resume is formatted in such, and I always get the job.

[freakingnaranja]

@GordonEdward oh honey no :[

[GordonEdward]

@freakingnaranja Switched to Arial. No luck.

[freakingnaranja]

@GordonEdward have you tried calibri? :s