Fiddly Bits
Snippets that I, Steven Hall, have found around the webverse that I think might be useful.
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‘If you love it [MS Comic Sans typeface], you don’t know much about typography,’ Mr. Connare says. But, he adds, ‘if you hate it, you really don’t know much about typography, either, and you should get another hobby.’Vincent Connare (creator of MS Comic Sans), Online Wall Street Journal interview
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Image by thejoshcrain via FlickrEvery now and then, I’ll hear a design student or novice designer express disdain or opposition to a typeface (like Comic Sans, Fajita, etc.) I’ve even known teachers to hate a certain color. A shame.
A designer should not hate any color (or typeface, or shape). There are appropriate uses for any element. There is a design problem that needs the typeface Comic Sans because it works well in that situation. Designers decide when any specific element is appropriate - that’s their job. Hatred and extreme bias cloud one’s objectivity to make valid, appropriate, and rational design decisions.
- “‘If you love it [MS Comic Sans typeface], you don’t know much about typography,’…” (gsd.tumblr.com)
- The Comic Sans Strikes Back (blogs.sitepoint.com)
- Typographical Inspiration for the Weekend (noupe.com)
