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Dear Startups, Lobster is the new Comic Sans

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Re: Dear Startups, Lobster is the new Comic Sans

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Oy. Comic Sans isn't problematic because everyone uses it, it's problematic because it's a bad font. The kerning alone is reason enough not to use it. http://www.kadavy.net/blog/posts/why-you-hate-comic-sans/ By this author's logic we should all stop using Helvetica, too - it's way too common.

Lobster and Comic Sans are both highly stylized font-faces, Helvetica is not. It's okay for Helvetica to be common because it doesn't scream "Hey look at me, I'm Helvetica!" When non-stylized things become very common, it's usually because they're good all around choices: their popularity advances the field. When extremely stylized things become very common, it typically leads to embarrassment down the road. In music…

> It's okay for Helvetica to be common because it doesn't scream "Hey look at me, I'm Helvetica!"

But it does scream that at me.

Re: Dear Startups, Lobster is the new Comic Sans

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Professional designers can spot Gotham instantly, and will make fun of you for using it in a logotype. The relevance of that to a web app developer is zero.

Why is Gotham a bad choice for logotypes?

It's not.
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