![]() Now if the website for the damn font said it was intended to be immature, then I wouldn’t have a problem with it because the style is correct and it is visually appealing for it’s feel and it is legible, but no. I don’t care what they had in mind while they were designing it, the actual look and feel of the typeface is what it should be used for and that is for children or cutesy grandmas. Comic Sans is used for everything! See the problem already here? They claim that the use is casual, for a lemonade stand, or for a “passive aggressive office memo,” but little do they realize that IT STILL LOOKS LIKE IT IS INTENDED FOR FIVE-YEAR-OLDS. However it is STILL what they are proposing we use it for that makes me bow my head in shame as a graphic designer for even letting this happen.Īlthough this font has not been out to the public for too long, Comic Neue’s website claims that it is a more “correct” font to be used for all of the things Comic Sans was used for. The strokes are straighter, the x-height is more consistent, there is even an angled option, which is nice. The people who designed Comic Neue claim that this new version of the ever-horrible Comic Sans keeps the casual feel to the font, but cleans it up. Seeing that Comic Neue is at least more readable, this fixes bad design choices a little bit and I thank them for that. One cool thing is that major internet browsers are replacing any Comic Sans out on the web with Comic Neue. Either way, it’s a bad sign already about this font. Is that ironic or what? Either the Illuminati is out there being hilarious, or the graphic design gods have shone their light on this disgrace to type everywhere. ![]() Now, call me crazy, but it just so happens that this particular 13th of June was on a Friday. That’s right, Comic Neue, I’m talking to you.Ĭomic Neue’s kick start was actually just now funded on the 13th of June in 2014. ![]() There are plenty of “casual” typefaces out there that need to be given a chance without your ugly (type)face popping up all over the place. If you are the world’s most hated font, chances are people are still going to hate you no matter how much you straighten your stems or vary your weights. For the record, I don’t care if a font has been reborn or not.
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