Comments on: The World Needs More Dialog Boxes Like This

By: Slrman

Slrman — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:28:33 +0000

As a professional writer and designer of manuals and other books, Comic Sans is a fine font. It’s easily readable, consistent in size, and pleasing to the eye. The whiny bastards that complain about it are just trying for a way to feel superior to someone. That’s not too surprising as they have a lot about which to feel inferior .

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:51:39 +0000

To those that seriously want it to disappear: delete it from your system. Consider though, every font does have a use somewhere, even those that are abused and used inappropriately.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:17:45 +0000

As per the above commenter saying “no one forced you to come here” I can say that in my case that is blatantly false. I stumbled on this site. I had no choice in the matter. Blogs like this have to realize that they are no longer just open to their fans – people reading their posts will no longer just be the loyal readers and one or two disinterested new readers… but the entire internet. With all its varied opinions.

I for once think Comic Sans sucks in about 98% of the cases it is used. I find it hilariously silly that people are so up in arms about it, but find the blogged about popup to be a good way to start reducing those 98% to something more manageable.

But seriously, I am not from the readership of this blog. I am from the “General Public”. As are many of the other commenters. If some of you, like Jinky Williams, gets up in arms about some of us disagreeing, talking annoyingly, or even being outright arseholes, then they need to remember that this post is apparently on stumbleupon. Some of us was “forced” to come here, and some of those that came disagreed.

And some are arseholes.

Either way, complain to whomever stumbled the post – not the general public who followed.

By: Jinky Williams

Jinky Williams — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:17:02 +0000

@Steve Jobs
So, you’re making it a point to make sure that he knows that his passion isn’t like most others? How about fashion designers? Color coordinators? There are many similar elements in these occupations with differences that those outside their respective industries wouldn’t even know to look for. Yet they are integral parts of these individuals’ work, and therefore they have developed a keen awareness of when something is off or diffferent. How about people who work in print shops? They worry and lose sleep about whether or not Pantone 186 looks too much like Pantone 185, or whether the 300dpi image will be good enough. Or jewelers, who have diamond classifications by which they sort the gems based on imperfections so small that they require the use of a loupe to see.

It’s not about level of education. There’s no pretension. It’s his passion and his pursuit of what interests him. As far as your presumption that the pursuit of typography expressed to the extent that this person has is not shared by many, check out typophile.com. There are plenty of people in this world who would cringe if they heard that Arial was considered the same as Trade Gothic.

It seems to me like you’ve never been in a position that routinely required that type of attention to detail. This isn’t to put you down, but merely to state that the other people may have had experience in things that you have not.

However, your initial observation that most people don’t care about Comic Sans is correct. But many people display the decency to respect the pursuits of others.

Joey is the one who wrote the post. This is his website. No one forced you to come here, and no one forced you to mock his lifestyle.

By: mate

mate — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:59:41 +0000

the most appropriate analogy is that comic sans supporters are pro-freedom and haters are anti-freedom.

By: Carl

Carl — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:13:54 +0000

“…is like wearing cutoffs and …”
Nice analogy!
Cited in Analogies & Metaphors.

By: Miguel

Miguel — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:45:24 +0000

I personally like comic sans, but also understand that it may be used too often or inappropriately in some peoples opinion. If I could rid the world of a font it would be (this) Times New Roman. I mean come on, it may be easy to read (but so are many other fonts), but it has been used more than any other font. It’s old, tired, needs a damn rest. I mean when are we going to move into the twenty-first century and say my damn computer does NOT have to look like a type-writer. Just my opinion. For all the Comic Sans haters, I suggest you create a font that people want to use so much that they forget about Comic Sans or just let it go. I mean I hate looking at baseball caps or high-heels, but I’m not gonna tell anyone how to dress, let alone how to type.

By: Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:29:51 +0000

J: “It’s most often NOT used properly at all”

I think you’ve missed the problem here.

Most of us really don’t give two shakes of a rat’s derriere what font someone uses. When people go off on “this font sucks” rants, we snicker at them as elitist snobs who pretend one of a million basically-identical fonts somehow magically convey the author’s level of education; as though “typography” counts as the pinnacle of human endeavors.

REALLY broad families of fonts have meaning. Serif vs non-serif, proportional-vs-np, cursive-vs-block. The rest of the distinctions so many self-titled “artists” make strike most of us as the worst of pretensions.

By: frogs

frogs — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:40:55 +0000

There is nothing wrong with Comic Sans in and of itself. The problem is that it is used in situations that do not warrant it.

If you’re designing a comic book, or a handout for first graders, Comic Sans might be appropriate. If your target audience is adults, that font should never be used. Ever. Using Comic Sans in a professional situation is like wearing cutoffs and a T-shirt to a black tie wedding. It looks stupid, it sends the wrong message, and it makes you look like an idiot.

By: ComicSansWarrior

ComicSansWarrior — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:51:24 +0000

I love Comic Sans.

my name is ComicSansWarrior! And I am ready to defeat my antiComicSans enemies!

By: mikeypod

mikeypod — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:58:41 +0000

hellz yes. Hate that font.

By: FliP

FliP — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:21:22 +0000

Comic Sands is the BEST font EVER!!! I’ve used it on every web site I’ve ever made:)

By: Nincompoop

Nincompoop — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:58:18 +0000

I feel it works perfectly at http://www.dopeyhead.com
: )

By: Down10

Down10 — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:07:49 +0000

Great! Now we need one for Arial, Trajan and Impact.

By: Gopinath M

Gopinath M — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:42:10 +0000

What is wrong in using that font? Why is it abusive? Tech Thoughts

By: Sameer

Sameer — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:35:18 +0000

There is nothing funny about Comic Sans.
It’s deplorable.

By: Joe Clark

Joe Clark — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:54:29 +0000

Instead of “[f]or the benefit of RSS readers and search engines,” try “because I am a competent Web developer and I know that every image requires an alt text.”

By: muruk

muruk — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:52:51 +0000

Comic Sans is indispensable as a young learner literacy teacher. The letters are clear, and look like the students expect them to (especially the “a”).

Outside of the classroom, however, is another story…

By: Dane

Dane — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:56:10 +0000

Comic Sans, Papyrus... I nominate Copperplate Gothic to the mix.

By: bowerbird

bowerbird — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:20 +0000

i love comic sans…

-bowerbird