Remember when “sans” used to mean “without”?
Today I discovered that I’m not alone in my quest to rid the world of the worst form of expression ever (even worse than naked bongoing): comic sans. Banning comic sans is a cause. There should be lobbyists for this. I, for one, would be somewhat happy if scientists would just stop using it on poster presentations. There’s just something about topics like genetic engineering that is somehow not properly expressed with the little kid’s voice that is comic sans.
I realize that it can be difficult to understand the tone of different fonts, and that people have free will and all, but wouldn’t one think that a font that starts with the word “comic” might indicate a light-heartedness that is inappropriate for nearly every situation? Or, to put it in another way, do you really want to use the same font that was used on Beanie Babies’ tags in your report about global warming?
Writing in comic sans is like putting “just kidding!” after every phrase: “Global warming is a threat to mankind. Just kidding!”
I am really super tempted to buy a “ban comic sans” tee shirt now. I’m such a huge dork.
Yeah… I agree. BUt I like using it for fun-loving advertisements about squirrels and bunnies, you know. It sure comes in handy for those.