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Comic sans – think again!

The Sydney Morning Herald was ridiculed for printing front page news in comic sans
Posted by: admin , September 4, 2014
  • The Sydney Morning Herald was widely ridiculed on social media for printing front page news using comic sans font.
  • In response (via an email written in comic sans) the Herald’s editor-in-chief said the font was chosen to match the surreal nature of the story.
  • Elsewhere, it was reported that printer ink costs more per litre than Chanel No. 5, and that comic sans is among the worst of the ink-chewing fonts (in terms of paper coverage etc).
  • So, think again when choosing fonts!

Read more:

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/sep/03/comic-sans-front-page-sydney-morning-herald

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/03/true-cost-comic-sans-infographic_n_5737590.html?utm_hp_ref=arts

 

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