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Fonts They Love to Hate, Part One: Origins of Comic Sans

Ridiculous History

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The Importance of Fonts in Communication

The way letters look plays such a mission critical role in how people encounter the thing like imagine. Imagine if you woke up one day, you're driving in traffic and all the road signs are in papyrus font. I would think I was having a stroke and entering some sort of fugue state. The idea of the medium being the message, right? Contain it. Shout out Marshall Nick for once.

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