Comic Code – Monospaced interpretation of the most over-hated typeface

Re:Comic Code – Monospaced interpretation of the most over-h... by kazinator on Friday July 26, 2019 @03:12PM (#20537523)

Almost every use of the font is misuse. In all the supposedly correct uses for Comic Sans, the correct thing is to actually write by hand to create the true personal touch.

People hate the faked personal touch of a canned font that imitates writing which looks the same everywhere, letter for letter, no matter who produces the writing.

There is a middle ground: you can turn your own handwriting into a font.

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Re:Comic Code – Monospaced interpretation of the most over-h... by mjcohen on Friday July 26, 2019 @04:17PM (#20538015)

Yeah. Write by hand, send by snail mail, takes a week for a reply.

No thanks. If my writing were turned into a font, it would be called Illegibilissimus. Keyboard for me whenever possible.

I even do my math with a keyboard using Macdown and Moeditor in real time. Don't even write by hand then.

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Re:Comic Code – Monospaced interpretation of the most over-h... by krilly on Sunday July 28, 2019 @10:12AM (#20547625)

I agree with your point about the fake personal touch, but I think this effect is because comic sans is so ubiquitous. A great alternative handwritten font is Architect's Daughter, which is free for personal use

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