Times New Romanwell. It’s definitely my least favorite font
unfortunately I just know I'm so used to it at this point, but I do remember really not liking it when I was younger.
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I don’t use Open Dyslexic becauseit’s not as easy for me to read,
This seems like such a real problem anybody has, there are absolutely some fonts I find that I just prefer over others, it's really unfortunate more people can't see that, especially when there's a disability at play.
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The Dark Knight Returns — to beused for speech bubbles in place of the unacceptably formal Times New Roman.The font was released in 1994
That's really cool, I never thought it about it, but I guess Comic Sans is used in a lot of comic books, I feel stupid for not putting those two pieces together.
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ComicSans is one of a few typefaces recommended by influential organizations like theBritish Dyslexia Association and the Dyslexia Association of Ireland
I never knew certain fonts could be known for being easier to read, which is very cool
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For me, being able to use Comic Sans is similar to a mobility aid, or a visual aid,or a hearing aid
It's interesting that fonts are able to do this for people and provide this aid.
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www.fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com
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t’s okay to hate Comic Sans, of course. After all, what typefaces you like is ultimately a matter of taste. But no matter how much you might personally dislike Comic Sans,
This definitely made me think of just how versatile you really can make certain fonts look or how to convey a message with them!
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ns on the “I Can’t Breathe” shirts serves another purpose too: it helps to humanize seemingly god-like basketball stars like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James who are often expected to fit into an inoffensive, commercialized mold. As young black men growing up in t
This is a really important subject to note.
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hey are taking a prejudicial stand against a font that is, I’d argue, better than other fonts at conveying the character of approachability and innocence in a string of text.
I'd never thought of it this way, which is so interesting, but it really does make a lot of sense.
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Obviously, Comic Sans is a contentious font. I’ve written my fair share of articles poking fun at Comic Sans myself.
I can definitely understand the initial backlash due to this font oftentimes being used for comedic purposes rather than serious ones and to relay an incredibly sensitive and serious statement with it, I can see someone being unsure of how to feel.
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virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com virginiacommonwealth.instructure.com
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it really is very cool to see how fonts have really evolved, as that is what draws me and I'm sure everybody else to something.
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these preference always throw me a little off, I can usually get a good read of the general audience preference, but when it comes to me I'm really at a loss, because I could be persuaded either way.
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it's interesting that even typography tries to focus on the general audience, or a very specific niche audience, there seems to be no in between.
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This is true, there's a desire to not learn something if you are uninterested, at least in my experience.
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this makes me wonder how typographers feel about handheld books, as most of them are in the same font.
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I've never thought of typography in this way but it makes so much sense!
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