I was going to make a post on unpopular opinions saying comic sans is not as bad as people make it out to be and can be useful in some cases since it is easier to read. But decided not to because I wasnt sure kbin/lemmy felt about it.
Hating comic sans is a meme. It was overused and thus received backlash, and now the backlash has been going on longer that the trend it was in response to.
The trend was like 3 years, and the hate has been going on for like 25 years.
The trend has never stopped where I’m from. The hate is burning as bright as ever.
It’s acceptable in the following contexts:
- In a comic
- In content designed for children
That’s pretty much it.
No no no no.
It’s also acceptable for presidential speeches. The funny letters have a way of calming the elderly.
It’s apparently pretty dyslexic-friendly
As are many other sans serif typefaces.
Comic Sans is better than other sans serif options because letters like b, p, d, and q are more rotationally distinct
According to research, the space between letters is more important for people with reading disabilities than rotational distinction.
Typefaces may affect web accessibility, but if you want to provide a better experience for readers, Comic Sans isn’t the only option. The best practice is to use a widely available font with no extra decorations or flourishes.
In addition to Comic Sans, the British Dyslexia Association recommends Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, Century Gothic, Trebuchet, Calibri, and Open Sans.
https://www.boia.org/blog/does-comic-sans-benefit-people-with-dyslexia
Right tools for the right jobs. The issues arise when it’s out of place.
The monospaced version is the best terminal font I’ve ever used. I can find information on the screen way faster.
Yes! I came here to shill for Comic Mono! I don’t use any other monospace fonts since I started with it.
wtf I kinda love this. Thanks for sharing!
Comic Code is also great
I very much associate it with the kind of person in the corporate environment who says things like “does somebody have a case of the Mondays?”
It’s aight. Just use it for the right stuff, is all.
Have you ever read really dense technical material in comic sans? It’s awesome, I recommend it
It honestly looks good and feels really charming… when it’s within its comfort zone.
It doesn’t bother me at all. It’s readable and fun, but I like comics so…. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
There was a time when it was overused. That’s not the case anymore.
I would still be triggered when I see it, but I don’t think the hate is needed anymore.
Beside everything else it is certainly nonfree proprietary software. I prefer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Neue
I think that it’s a pretty decent typeface – it looks decent and successfully evokes comic book text. But because Microsoft bundled it with its OS, where it was one of the few distinct-looking typefaces, it became overused, got put in a lot of material where it wasn’t really a great choice.
But I won’t blame the typeface for people using it in inappropriate spots.
I used to have a number of typefaces used for various things, but I kind of stopped messing around with decorative fonts once I wanted wide Unicode support.
It’s not easier to read, I’m not sure where that myth came from. There’s fonts specifically designed to be easier to read for dyslexics and they look nothing like comic sans.
Some people just want to make excuses for their questionable typographical decisions I guess.
I get why people use it, but it looks childish.
I don’t think it’s that bad. What matters is that the message can be read.
