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What is the most inappropriate, idiotic time to use Comic Sans?

Asked by rebbel (35553points) April 5th, 2021

Or on what?
When?
What eventuality, what circumstance?

A ransom letter for a kidnapped clown?
The signage of a 3-stars Michelin restaurant?

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elbanditoroso's avatar

Supreme court decision text.

ragingloli's avatar

A sympathy card when someone in the family has died.
A news article about the outbreak of thermonuclear world war 3.
Eviction notice.
Terminal cancer diagnosis.
Announcement of the discovery of the Higgs particle.

Dutchess_III's avatar

Work emails.
My engineer sister used to use comic scans. Wierd.

Mimishu1995's avatar

@Dutchess_III I used Comic Sans for my old comic strips I made as a college students.

To be honest though, I really don’t get the hate for Comic Sans. It isn’t the most formal font, but why does everyone hate it so much? If you show Comic Sans to a random person in my country they wouldn’t even notice.

Dutchess_III's avatar

It is stupid looking.

chyna's avatar

I wouldn’t use it for a resume’.

janbb's avatar

Your sister Rose is dead.

chyna's avatar

WARNING:RADIOACTIVE DO NOT ENTER

janbb's avatar

@Mimishu1995 I kind of agree with you. I used it a lot for casual promotional materials in the 90s and liked it. I think hating it has become a “thing.”

Tropical_Willie's avatar

College diploma from Yale University.

rebbel's avatar

These are all golden!

snowberry's avatar

I had no idea what Comic Sans was, so I looked it up. I think the history is interesting. The author also says “Although it might be seen as a novelty typeface, which is great for titles, it’s also extremely readable on-screen at small sizes, making it a useful text face.”
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/font-list/comic-sans-ms

filmfann's avatar

Autopsy results.

JLeslie's avatar

Obituary.

Winner of a political election.

Follow up email after an interview.

Subpoena to appear in court.

I like comic sans when it’s appropriate.

Kropotkin's avatar

I think people hate Comic Sans because it reminds them of childhood, and they don’t like that they’re now old and boring.

Dutchess_III's avatar

In the 90s my sister used it in her emails from Boeing. She was a high level project manager. She liked to pretend she was a Mensa candidate. Considering all of that I her choice of font left me shaking my head.
I use Times New Roman.

Mimishu1995's avatar

@Dutchess_III Then that was her fault for not choosing the appropriate font, not the font’s fault.

Time New Roman is overused here and in some cases disliked.

Dutchess_III's avatar

I….wasn’t blaming the font! It was her choice to use a silly, unprofessional font and I found it odd.
Times New Roman is not “overused here. We don’t have a choice of what font to use. That was Bendrew’s decision.

janbb's avatar

@Dutchess_III I’m pretty sure Mimi meant in her country, not on Fluther.

smudges's avatar

I had no idea that hating comic sans was de rigueur in the font world (gotta get out more!) I love it – it’s fun and playful. Of course, I know when to use it, and when to use trebuchet or arial. I never use Times New Roman – too stodgy and trite.

Jeruba's avatar

Anything more than 25 words long and meant for grownups.

smudges's avatar

Term paper, thesis.

Darth_Algar's avatar

I think I might be the only person in the western hemisphere that doesn’t place such consternation on text fonts.

Brian1946's avatar

When writing a wall of text condemning its use.

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