Just in case you might think I'm the wittiest person in my chock-full-o'-talent family, I bring you this email sent to me yesterday by my eldest sis, who happens to be one of the few right-brained lawyers in this great country of ours. (Yes, that was all one sentence.)
Fellow Fontofiles:
Okay, you must waste at least 10 mins of your precious day reading this.
But more importantly, you must read some of the blazing font opinions in the "comments" section at the end. My personal favorite, which comes early on, is:
Gareth, Beddoes, I use Comic Sans on my CV specifically to avoid working for people like you to whom presentation means more than content.
Gareth, Beddoes, I use Comic Sans on my CV specifically to avoid working for people like you to whom presentation means more than content.
Ben, Phimai, Thailand
Is Ben the most white trash guy in all of Thailand, or is he a genius? When I was a high-schooler, I read an interview with one of the rocker chicks in L7 who said that she got tattoos on her hands in college to assure she would never have the kind of stuffy job where you're not allowed to have tattoos on your hands. It's kind of like Ben's theory I guess. At the time I thought it was brilliant. Now I think it is incredibly short-sighted to assume that at any one point in your life you're wise enough to determine what's best for you at all the remaining points in your life.
Note that the presentation-averse Ben wasted 12 minutes of his precious workday reading this silly presentation-related article and taking the time to comment. Have I ever mentioned how much I hate Comic Sans? I would rather do my resume in Stencil.
Is Ben the most white trash guy in all of Thailand, or is he a genius? When I was a high-schooler, I read an interview with one of the rocker chicks in L7 who said that she got tattoos on her hands in college to assure she would never have the kind of stuffy job where you're not allowed to have tattoos on your hands. It's kind of like Ben's theory I guess. At the time I thought it was brilliant. Now I think it is incredibly short-sighted to assume that at any one point in your life you're wise enough to determine what's best for you at all the remaining points in your life.
Note that the presentation-averse Ben wasted 12 minutes of his precious workday reading this silly presentation-related article and taking the time to comment. Have I ever mentioned how much I hate Comic Sans? I would rather do my resume in Stencil.
I mean, who doesn't loathe Comic Sans? (This is the part where the comments section fills up with pros and cons of Comic Sans and sans serifs in general.)
In case you love its early 90s appeal, I'll appease your anger with my promised low-fat German chocolate cake recipe, courtesy of Weight Watchers. (5 POINTS a piece!)
Upside-down German Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
5 large egg whites
½ cup fat-free sour cream
1 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
¾ cup packaged shredded coconut
¾ cup water
2/3 cup unpacked brown sugar
18.5 oz. German chocolate cake mix
1 sprays cooking spray
2 Tbsp. light butter
½ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
1.Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a 9- x 13-inch nonstick baking pan with cooking spray.
2. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt butter with water. Stir in brown sugar until smooth; pour evenly into baking pan. Sprinkle coconut and pecans evenly over melted sugar mixture.
3. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer set on high speed, beat egg whites for 30 seconds. Beat in buttermilk, sour cream and applesauce. Add cake mix and beat on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Beat for an additional 2 minutes; pour into pan.
4. Bake for 40 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack. Cut into pieces and serve.
19 comments:
i can't believe i read that. who knew there was so much drama and history ...and opinions about such an ordinary font. i am all about century gothic myself. call me crazy. i also don't like sans.
p.s. i agree about comic sans.
and cake.
I could not agree more. In my opinion, comic sans is the worst font. But, for some reason, people love it and can't stop using it. This font is not appropriate for a business letter for a professional brochure. Wedding invitations? Oh, I've seen it done.
As a self-proclaimed font nut, I am inspired by this topic and plan to write about it later today. Good topic, Mrs. Dub!
I still like Times New Roman for its readability, though I'm sure that makes me sound boring and conventional. I once got into a big debate about using comic sans for a group project in a graduate-level writing class. They won, since I wasn't really a graduate student. It still makes me shudder that we used that font.
Century Gothic, Trebuchet or Georgia for me. I like to look girly. Not the best look for my uber professional, older male clients -- but I am who I am.
Laura! Let's be friends again, via cyberspace of course. What are you doing in Chicago?
Oh my, how Comic Sans leave a horrible taste in my mouth. I've never ever been able to stand it. I love Ginny and her wit. I also am a total fontophile. For those interested, I found a fun font site the other day that I blogged about. Click here.
Ooooohh... Guiltly as charged! Less than 24 hours ago I chose the dread C.S. for a project I was working on. May lightning strike! BUT, it was for my daughter's preschool class and I knew her teacher would approve (plus I was using the teacher's computer and she only had about 12 fonts to choose from). The other one I used for this project was "Curlz." Again, one of the preschool teacher's faves. Like mrs. r I am quite partial to C.G. Loved Gin's email. I've always told her she's SUCH a great writer and SO clever.
Comic Sans?!! Yuck! Gag me! I don’t like comic sans at all, but you see it everywhere. My personal favorites are fonts that look like handwriting. I adore them! BB (before baby) I used to work with Hallmark and they had the rights to some amazing fonts. It was then that I realized that buying and selling fonts is a big business and I dreamt of becoming a fontist, but then my handwriting isn’t THAT great. And how do you start a font business anyway? ;)
I had no idea that there was such a public hate of Comic Sans. I thought I was alone in my loathing. It's good to know that there are others out there who support me.
As for my resume (when I needed a resume), I chose Bookman Old Style, for its big open circles and wide letters.
Okay, first, thank you for correcting the spelling errors in that email, Mrs. Dub. If I knew it was destined for publication, I would have taken greater editorial care. Second, I think Comic Sans is totally appropriate for use in a kid's project, Sara. It is easy for them to read and provides an example of the good penmanship they should aspire to. Yet the fact that it is great for kids is exactly what makes it so unprofessional for adults. Third, as an attorney, I have been forced to embrace the serif. I am required to use TNR in all legal documents, but occassionally I will go crazy in some correspondence and opt for Garamond, or my all-time fave serif font, Pallantino Linotype. Five millioneth, I have read Kate's font post on her blog and not only is it great, but it provides a link to a fabulous free font website (As I learned the hard way--you should always run a spyware scan on free fonts before installing them).
i just found another font site randomly today, fontologie.com, which, of course, must be cool because they have conformed to the Anthropologification of the word fontologie. (anthropologie, fontologie, fashionologie). seriously out of control.
i'm totally not that picky about fonts, but i can appreciate a good one. and that comic sans is ridiculous. wedding invitiations? is there a comic WITH serifs? how comical would that be? :)
hi ginny!
seriously? people have an opinion about fonts? WOW! I mean I definitely have my favorite (georgia), but does it really make a difference what someone else uses?
i don't even know what comic sans looks like! i feel so inadequate!
I am surprised that words like hate & loathe are being used to describe a font. I second what lynn said. BUT I think that "Comic Sans and Cake" is among the best post titles I've ever seen.
P.S. Like my HTML?
I don't know what comic sans looks like either. Whats the big deal?!Its just a font.
for those who don't get the comic sans disdain, i offer this analogy - it's like being an aspiring caterer who suggests to a coworker that you make a hoisin dipping sauce for a party ... only to be told by that person, "no, i have a much better idea - ketchup!"
it's not that comic sans is that bad, or that the people who use it and love are it aren't good people. it's just that it's a little bland, a little childish, a little overused, a little unprofessional at times ... and it doesn't go with everything like some people might think.
Okay Stephanie. I'm glad you admitted to not knowing what it looked like, because I don't know that I could have w/o you previously doing so. Am I a follower or what?! Luckily for me, I only have "Comic Sans MS". I guess I've been saved from the terror of it ~sans "MS"... could that mean "MicroSoft"s version of it? hmmm?
I am personally not a fan of courier and I hate it when I get email like that, when everything else is times new roman. what IS the deal!?
As a huge font snob - I thought I would clarify. (And then you will all have some more useless knowledge to share with others) "MS" or "LT" or "BT" are just variation (or protected versions) of the original.
In the case of "MS" specifically - it means it is a Microsoft default font for whatever version of Office or Windows you may have.
Sorry, Tara. You're totally not of the hook!!!
So, I'm a day late... but I still have something to say on this topic.
I hate comic sans.
But, I love fonts, in general. www.twopeasinabucket.com has millions to choose from (maybe not millions, but a lot), some are free, and some are not.
One of my favorite fonts is jayne print- you can get it www.dafont.com for free.
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