Not a problem to read. Sure a bit harder than Ariel, but still easy. I <3 Ariel. Why is it such a good font?
Ariel is one of my favorites. But as bc's post said, it seems a bit silly written in comic sans. And it's much easier to read 72pt impact on a sign than 72pt comic sans.
Not a problem to read. Sure a bit harder than Ariel, but still easy. I <3 Ariel. Why is it such a good font?
It literally strained my eyes to lean back in my chair and read it. I can lean back and read Arial or New Roman easily. Actually Arial doesn't have serifs making it a bit harder to read than New Roman IIRC. I could be wrong.
It literally strained my eyes to lean back in my chair and read it. I can lean back and read Arial or New Roman easily. Actually Arial doesn't have serifs making it a bit harder to read than New Roman IIRC. I could be wrong.
I read that serifs make reading on paper easier, while on computer screens fonts like arial and others that don't have serifs are better.
I read that serifs make reading on paper easier, while on computer screens fonts like arial and others that don't have serifs are better.
That makes perfect sense to me. Serifs are kind of hard to display on a monitor, since pixels can only be so small. I know Windows (Most likely other operating systems do so to) makes smart use of subpixels (the individual red, green and blue lights) to make text look a bit smoother, but this doesn't really work with serifs, which are often horizontal, while subpixels are about 3 times as high as they're wide. This means serifs are always at least a pixel high. Small fonts using serifs quickly become a mess, while sans-serif fonts look much cleaner on the computer.
Now it must be said, I don't know much about typography, even though I don't hate nor like Comic Sans, but I think serifs make text easier to read, as they make characters like the i, l, I and 1 stand out a bit more.
Just a quick lookup here:
1, l, I, i 1, l, I, i 1, l, I, i 1, l, I, i 1, l, I, i 1, l, I, i 1, l, I, i 1, l, I, i 1, l, I, i
I copypasta'd bc_programming's post, but changed it to comic sans. Read below, it gets annoying fast.
I actually felt nauseous after reading that.
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The Commies count their quarters and the ArtSci wish they could, the Engs have the longest pole and slam it home for good, so big, so hard, so tall, it reaches all the way to heaven, so shut your hole, we climbed the pole, we're sci 1 ing 7!!!
I've noticed a trend. The people talking about reasons to dislike the font have actual reasons.
The people arguing against it have no arguments at all. This one is a good example.
Maybe it's something you either have or don't
Good taste?
I read that serifs make reading on paper easier, while on computer screens fonts like arial and others that don't have serifs are better.
Depends on the font size and DPI. At "normal" reading font sizes (12pt) Serif fonts will be easier to read, as long as there is a resolution of at least 72dpi.
One of the problems with legibility and Comic Sans is the fact that it has a uneven font kerning and weight, which can give larger bodies of text a haphazard appearance, and an odd spacing. That's not to account for the fact that it has no reasonable use case. I've been trying to think of a situation where Comic Sans might be appropriate for a document and I haven't been able to think of one. At least not in web or printed documents.
However, there are some uses in it's original capacity. For example I believe it was used as the font in The Sims, which worked out quite fine.
Even considering it's probable use cases for Software, there are better fonts for just that purpose that also work well for printed or web documents which have the additional benefit of not being recognized as Comic Sans and causing people to leave and never return; Lexia Readable,P22 Kaz Pro,JM Doodle Medium,FF Friday Regular,Sharktooth Regular, and "Comic Strip" which actually looks like a font that would be used in Comics link.
I guess a good point here is that Comic Sans only use is for context sensitive use within an application. The vast majority of people are not creating Applications so it's asking for trouble to have it as a default font.
I've noticed a trend. The people talking about reasons to dislike the font have actual reasons.
The people arguing against it have no arguments at all. This one is a good example.
That's because they're arguing that there's nothing wrong with it, and if you say there's nothing wrong with it, you have nothing to say.
Although I agree that it is annoying to read in large amounts.
The argument over it is probably similar to how much fps people need in games; some people need 60, some people, like me, are okay with 30, and some people, like my sister, are okay with 5 (in dragon age 2, so it's not an fps, but it's not turn-based either). Some people find Comic Sans annoying, some don't.
That's because they're arguing that there's nothing wrong with it, and if you say there's nothing wrong with it, you have nothing to say.
Me: Here are some problems with Comic Sans (lists several problems with the font)
Rebuttal: there is nothing wrong with Comic Sans
I pointed out several specific problems with the font; dismissing them and saying there is nothing wrong with it is denying the antecedent. More specifically, they are saying "I don't understand what is wrong with the font", which is not an argument at all.
The problems with Comic Sans are that it has no reasonable use case for web or printed documents (which is ironic given it was distributed with Publisher 97), and that it's a default font on most systems, and most people are using fonts to create web or printed documents.
Comic sans worked well in the Sims and MS-Bob, but that is because the font is part of the game experience; most games use their own "special" font, and Comic Sans can be a good fallback if the budget doesn't account for getting somebody to design a custom spritefont for the game, since Comic Sans has a "gamey" feel to it. Of course there are exceptions: the game would have to be "happy go lucky"... Diablo would probably be quite a different experience if Comic Sans was used for everything, same for a lot of games. But games like The Sims can get away with it because the banter in the text usually fits with the font mood as well as overall game theme and music.
Anyway, my point with this topic is that using Comic Sans- in any capacity- in a book that professes to have professional-grade material is downright sad; what possible competent decision-making process decided to put Comic Sans in those diagrams?
This. I don't have anything against Comic Sans, but I wouldn't type up an essay with it.
Yup. I don't hate it. I like it because it's a comic book font. But I don't like it when it's used professionally.
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What I meant to say is that it was based on the comic book fonts.
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Not a problem to read. Sure a bit harder than Ariel, but still easy. I <3 Ariel. Why is it such a good font?
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Ariel is one of my favorites. But as bc's post said, it seems a bit silly written in comic sans. And it's much easier to read 72pt impact on a sign than 72pt comic sans.
It literally strained my eyes to lean back in my chair and read it. I can lean back and read Arial or New Roman easily.
Actually Arial doesn't have serifs making it a bit harder to read than New Roman IIRC. I could be wrong.
2 or 3 months.A long-ass time.Oh boy, visual basic. I can barely contain my excitement. Not.
I read that serifs make reading on paper easier, while on computer screens fonts like arial and others that don't have serifs are better.
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Now it must be said, I don't know much about typography, even though I don't hate nor like Comic Sans, but I think serifs make text easier to read, as they make characters like the i, l, I and 1 stand out a bit more.
Just a quick lookup here:
1, l, I, i
1, l, I, i
1, l, I, i
1, l, I, i
1, l, I, i
1, l, I, i
1, l, I, i
1, l, I, i
1, l, I, i
I actually felt nauseous after reading that.
*Realization that Xubuntu doesn't have Comic Sans prepackaged.*
The people arguing against it have no arguments at all. This one is a good example.
Good taste?
Depends on the font size and DPI. At "normal" reading font sizes (12pt) Serif fonts will be easier to read, as long as there is a resolution of at least 72dpi.
One of the problems with legibility and Comic Sans is the fact that it has a uneven font kerning and weight, which can give larger bodies of text a haphazard appearance, and an odd spacing. That's not to account for the fact that it has no reasonable use case. I've been trying to think of a situation where Comic Sans might be appropriate for a document and I haven't been able to think of one. At least not in web or printed documents.
However, there are some uses in it's original capacity. For example I believe it was used as the font in The Sims, which worked out quite fine.
Even considering it's probable use cases for Software, there are better fonts for just that purpose that also work well for printed or web documents which have the additional benefit of not being recognized as Comic Sans and causing people to leave and never return; Lexia Readable,P22 Kaz Pro,JM Doodle Medium,FF Friday Regular,Sharktooth Regular, and "Comic Strip" which actually looks like a font that would be used in Comics link.
I guess a good point here is that Comic Sans only use is for context sensitive use within an application. The vast majority of people are not creating Applications so it's asking for trouble to have it as a default font.
That's because they're arguing that there's nothing wrong with it, and if you say there's nothing wrong with it, you have nothing to say.
Although I agree that it is annoying to read in large amounts.
The argument over it is probably similar to how much fps people need in games; some people need 60, some people, like me, are okay with 30, and some people, like my sister, are okay with 5 (in dragon age 2, so it's not an fps, but it's not turn-based either). Some people find Comic Sans annoying, some don't.
Me: Here are some problems with Comic Sans (lists several problems with the font)
Rebuttal: there is nothing wrong with Comic Sans
I pointed out several specific problems with the font; dismissing them and saying there is nothing wrong with it is denying the antecedent. More specifically, they are saying "I don't understand what is wrong with the font", which is not an argument at all.
The problems with Comic Sans are that it has no reasonable use case for web or printed documents (which is ironic given it was distributed with Publisher 97), and that it's a default font on most systems, and most people are using fonts to create web or printed documents.
Comic sans worked well in the Sims and MS-Bob, but that is because the font is part of the game experience; most games use their own "special" font, and Comic Sans can be a good fallback if the budget doesn't account for getting somebody to design a custom spritefont for the game, since Comic Sans has a "gamey" feel to it. Of course there are exceptions: the game would have to be "happy go lucky"... Diablo would probably be quite a different experience if Comic Sans was used for everything, same for a lot of games. But games like The Sims can get away with it because the banter in the text usually fits with the font mood as well as overall game theme and music.
Anyway, my point with this topic is that using Comic Sans- in any capacity- in a book that professes to have professional-grade material is downright sad; what possible competent decision-making process decided to put Comic Sans in those diagrams?
Yup. I don't hate it. I like it because it's a comic book font. But I don't like it when it's used professionally.
Comic Sans is not a comic book font.
What I meant to say is that it was based on the comic book fonts.