comment by dublinben

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dublinben · 4376 days ago · link · · parent · post: Averia: The average font

I'm not an expert in typography, but I'm certain there is a better, deliberately designed font for any purpose.

JakobVirgil · 4376 days ago · link ·

I think that is is draw for me at least. The clumsy unintentional qualities that a designer would not include, the thickness of the middle collumn of the lower case m the tapered edges of the tilde. I also like how it looks aged like it was printed with overused worn out steel type.

also the unintentional nature makes it less fussy than a lot of intentional fonts. it is certainly not the most annoying font. every font has its uses. http://www.hubski.com/pub?id=27706

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dublinben · 4376 days ago · link ·

Hah, the only time I would even consider using Comic Sans is when typesetting a comic book. There are even better choices for that though.

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JakobVirgil · 4376 days ago · link ·

Comic sans has clubs and forums dedicated to hating it.

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yotta · 4372 days ago · link ·

Comic sans hate has always seemed like a profound waste of time to me. Appreciating great typography and critiquing bad typography are worthwhile, but Comic sans has been bashed into the ground so many times that hating it out loud is beyond cliche. Comic sans hate is essentially a bad meme.

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stanford · 4372 days ago · link ·

You're right, it's definitely become cliche to hate on Comic Sans. That said, using it for your default font is the equivalent of wearing an ugly christmas sweater year round.