Comic Sans

One of my favorite typefaces is Comic Sans. It has a nice fun feel to it and it can be easily read in most cases because of the weight of the typeface. Comic Sans was created by Vincent Connare. It was later released in 1994 by the Macintosh Corporation. It was designed to mimic the typefaces that were used in popular comic books which is where it got its name from. It was originally used on the covers of software packages designed for little kids. The typeface quickly became popular and was used in software such as Windows 95 and Internet Explorer.

Comic Sans became so widely used that a “Ban Comic Sans” movement was started by two graphic designers. The movement stated that the font should be used only in instances where a fun and childlike typeface should be used. People were using the font for serious things such as it being used in corporations and serious messages like exit signs and museums which is what the movement opposed. As time went by the movement gradually gained support. Even Vincent Connare has joined in support of the movement. A rather funny quote by Vincent Connare I found is, “If you love it [Comic Sans] you don’t know much about typography. If you hate it, you really don’t know much about typography either and you should get another hobby.” Mr. Connare also states that when he created Comic Sans he never intended it to be a font to be released to the public. He only intended it to be used in MS Bob.