Fonts They Love to Hate, Part One: Origins of Comic Sans
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The Importance of Comic Sans
The creator of comic sans says the font is not appropriate for all things. He compares it to a much more beloved font called Helvetica. The strokes of Helvetica's letter forms are unmodulated, which helps legibility. If you squint your eyes, you'll notice there is a disproportionately heavy area where these strokes meet on Comic Sans.
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