“ Personally I don’t like it (Comic Sans) much, but don’t detest it as much as some other overused fonts, like Lucida Handwriting and Lucida Calligraphy, and maybe Monotype Corsiva. Peter McDonell, another font expert tells us Mary-Jane’s work has helped many Office Watch readers in our ebooks like Eye-Catching Signs with Word and Creative Certificates with Word. Or at least I don’t get a good impression of that business if it’s using Comic Sans.“.

It’s done to death and I think doesn’t have a very good impact if it’s used for business. ” From a designer POV I can’t stand Comic Sans. Mary-Jane Almer, Office Watch design guru says Comic Sans is in the middle ground but not the only choice. The problem is its overuse due to the constant presence in Windows and lack of alternatives in Windows/Office.Īside from Comic Sans you either go formal (Times New Roman) or handwriting / script. There’s nothing really bad about Comic Sans These days Comic Sans can arouse unusually high passions among people who hate a mere font with a passion rarely seen in the post-war era. Microsoft describes Comic Sans as the “groovy script font” and the use of ‘groovy’ is another indication of how un-cool the font is. It has been an installed font with Windows since the Windows 95 Plus pack. It turns out that Comic Sans was born from the unlamented Microsoft Bob project with inspiration from comic books – hence the name. The Wall Street Journal has a history of Comic Sans, the font that people love to hate, complete with an interview with its creator, Vincent Connare. There are many free alternatives to the overused Comic Sans font.

Free comic book fonts