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Re: Comic Mono

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Post by dsparkman » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 7:31 PM UTC

The ! glyph has some issues. Other than that, I like it.

Re: Comic Mono

#22

Post by RBerenguel » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 7:34 PM UTC

Bakary wrote: post #2

The end result is a lot more pleasant than I expected it to be before clicking. Other than Helvetica and maybe Times New Roman/Calibri, how many other fonts have had a lasting influence on culture?

I'd add Futura there for sure, and due to "former professional inclinations", Computer Modern.

Re: Comic Mono

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Post by xattt » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 7:36 PM UTC

Bakary wrote: post #2

The end result is a lot more pleasant than I expected it to be before clicking. Other than Helvetica and maybe Times New Roman/Calibri, how many other fonts have had a lasting influence on culture?

Myriad and Garamond for Apple copycats.

Re: Comic Mono

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Post by cs702 » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 7:41 PM UTC

Comic Sans and its descendants are... indestructible. No matter how much some font designers complain about it, and how often they criticize it, Comic Sans keeps coming back, like the Terminator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Sans#Reception_and_use_i...

Among the most incongruous uses of Comic Sans I've seen, a few stand out:

* A plaque on a large statue of a historical figure in a public space: https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-metropol...

* A letter announcing the creation of new political party in Greece, breaking off with the then-current Prime Minister: https://web.archive.org/web/20151004131442/http://www.volosn...

* A letter to the US Congress from the legal team defending the President against impeachment proceedings: https://www.fastcompany.com/90414127/trumps-old-lawyers-real...

Thankfully, in these examples the authors chose not to use a different color for each letter!

Re: Comic Mono

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Post by faitswulff » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 7:41 PM UTC

Raphmedia wrote: post #9

For the Comic lovers, there's also http://comicneue.com/

Is this as easy for dyslexic people to read as comic sans is?

Re: Comic Mono

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Post by nerdponx » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 7:42 PM UTC

cs702 wrote: post #24

Comic Sans and its descendants are... indestructible . No matter how much some font designers complain about it, and how often they criticize it, Comic Sans keeps coming back, like the Terminator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Sans#Reception_and_use_i... Among the most incongruous uses of Comic Sans I've seen, a few stand out: * A plaque on a large statue of a historical figure in a public space: https://www.bi…

I truly don't understand why. Are people just that sick of Times New Roman and Calibri? It's not like I especially hate Comic Sans, but it seems so wildly inappropriate for all of the uses mentioned above.

Re: Comic Mono

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Post by navaati » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 7:43 PM UTC

Mmh, Python 2... The troll goes deep, love it.

Re: Comic Mono

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Post by Raphmedia » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 7:48 PM UTC

faitswulff wrote: post #25

Raphmedia wrote: post #9

For the Comic lovers, there's also http://comicneue.com/

Is this as easy for dyslexic people to read as comic sans is?

I think that by standardizing the font, they have removed the possible benefits for people with dyslexia.

Re: Comic Mono

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Post by fbelzile » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 7:48 PM UTC

cs702 wrote: post #24

Comic Sans and its descendants are... indestructible . No matter how much some font designers complain about it, and how often they criticize it, Comic Sans keeps coming back, like the Terminator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Sans#Reception_and_use_i... Among the most incongruous uses of Comic Sans I've seen, a few stand out: * A plaque on a large statue of a historical figure in a public space: https://www.bi…

I can't find where I read this, but I thought Comic Sans makes text easier to read for people with dyslexia. A pretty narrow use-case, I agree, but there's at least one redeeming quality from something so ugly.

Re: Comic Mono

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Post by dangerbird2 » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 7:50 PM UTC

Bakary wrote: post #2

The end result is a lot more pleasant than I expected it to be before clicking. Other than Helvetica and maybe Times New Roman/Calibri, how many other fonts have had a lasting influence on culture?

Papyrus for combining Comic Sans' lack of professionalism with Orientalism.