Comic Sans x Selenus
Dave and Holly of ban comic sans were interviewed on Selenus.us today. Read the interview here.
Ban Comic Sans on Influencers & Innovation
Dave and Holly will be appearing on a webisode of Influencers & Innovation coming this summer. Here’s a sneak peak from the filming session. Stay tuned!
The Vatican – Sans Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI has officially retired, and the Vatican has published a 62-page online photo album to commemorate his papacy. The captions consist of quotes from the pontiff and conclude with his resignation letter all of which are set entirely in Comic Sans. As all seasoned graphic designers know, this is a desecration of [...]
Comic Sans Must Die!
Love it or hate it, Comic Sans is one of the most popular fonts in the world. Vincent Connare designed the font for Microsoft in 1995. He described it is best being used for “new computer users and families with children”. Despite this it has constantly been misused and can be seen everywhere from school [...]
Mashable x Comic Sans
Mashable published a great article on the history of Comic Sans today.
Department of Public Words
Dave and Holly Combs of ban comic sans have been creating positive messages in public spaces since 2007. (2002 if you count the message to ban comic sans.) Their new project is called the Department of Public Words and it aims to create more positive messages in public spaces through art installations and murals. Find [...]
The Comic Sans Song
We wholeheartedly disagree with the message behind this song, but it’s really well done so we’re sharing it with you. For more from gunnarolla click here.
Surface Area Zine #1
Surface Area is brand new zine from the people behind ban comic sans as well as PEEL Magazine and Robots Will Kill. Check it!
The Story Behind Comic Sans from Fonts.com
Fonts.com has published a great article, The Story Behind Comic Sans.
Comic Sans is NOT Alive
Check out this awesome poster design by Photocoyote. Check out more work by Photocoyote: http://www.flickr.com/photocoyote
Google: Ban Comic Sans from Gmail… 100 Signatures Reached!
We’ve reached 100 signatures on our petition to Google to ban Comic Sans from Gmail, but we have a long way to go. We need your support. Please sign the petition today!
Save Comic Sans? We think NOT!
Apparently in response to our Ban Comic Sans from Gmail petition to Google, Trevor Feigleson of Salt Lake City has started a counter petition to Save Comic Sans! Don’t let these misdirected font abusers win, please sign our petition today!
Petition Google to Ban Comic Sans from Gmail
Sign the Change.org petition to Ban Comic Sans from Gmail.
Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans
With a name like this, it has to be good. Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans is a soon to be released designer’s almanac of dos and don’ts that caught our eye. Preorder a copy on Amazon…
Comic Sans gets Animated
Comic Sans gets animated in this clip parodying the ridicule over the font’s use at CERN. Watch more videos at: www.nma.tv.
Comic Sans Project… EPIC FAIL!
A couple of misdirected French designers are attempting to redeem Comic Sans from infamy by redesigning famous logos using the font. Here is our official response to their project: “Shame on you for encouraging graphic designers around the world to use their powers for evil. Desecrating perfectly respectable logos by using Comic Sans is outrageous. [...]
No Comic Sans iPhone Cases
Just in time for the holidays bancomicsans.com has released brand new cases for iPhone 3 and 4. Available now on the ban comic sans Zazzle shop. Each letter of the alphabet represents one typeface from American Typewriter to Zapf Chancery. A great gift for the type lover in your life. iPhone 3 cases iPhone 4 [...]
Just My Type x ban comic sans on CBC’s The Current
Dave and Holly were recently interviewed on CBC’s The Current radio program along with Simon Garfield, author of Just my Type which just won the Best British Book award. You can listen to the interview here. Buy the book. The first chapter is about the history of Comic Sans and includes background on ban comic [...]
Nerd National Podcast x ban comic sans
Our friends Eric and Ed from Nerd National have asked us to be on their new podcast this Sunday. We’ll be talking about all that’s nerdy including fonts. Check it out here: www.nerdnational.com
The Comic-Sans Game! – Try it!
Comic courtesy of explosm.net.
Comic Sans: the Documentary
Help us raise funds for “Comic Sans: the Documentary”, a full length feature film about the world’s most loved and hated font, Comic Sans. ABOUT THIS PROJECT (From Director Scott Hutcheson) This will be my 2nd kickstart campaign to get my documentary about Comic Sans off the ground and funded. This time around I have [...]
Comic Sans for Everyone
Happy April Fools’ Day, Google!
Kill Comic Sans
Click the image above to take a break from work and do the world a favor, kill Comic Sans. Unfortunately, just like the real thing it will keep coming back.
Ban Comic Sans on DR2 Udland (Danish national TV)
Dave and Holly were interviewed by Vinh Prag of DR2 Udland. Thanks, Vinh!
When Good People Pick Bad Fonts
Mykl Roventine gives his presentation “When good people pick bad fonts” at Ignite Minneapolis #1 on April 22, 2009. More from Mykl: myklroventine.com
Comic Sans on BBC News
Read the whole article here.
Comic Sans: Documentary Teaser
From the creators of the Comic Sans documentary: Scott and I are working on a new documentary about the most hated font in the world: Comic Sans Find out how it was created, why it was created, how designers feel about it, and what kind of effect it’s had in the realm of design. Help [...]
Comic Sans Documentary
Filmmakers Scott Hutcheson of VeryAware.com and AJ Meadows have set out on a journey to uncover the nasty truths behind the worlds most hated font: Comic Sans. The film, Comic Sans or The Most Hated Font in the World, originally conceived as a mockumentary about one designer who was absolutely in love with Comic Sans, [...]
Safari Extension Changes Comic Sans Websites into Helvetica!
Comic Sans Be Gone: replaces all occurrences of the Comic Sans MS font on any web page with the Helvetica font to improve readability! How handy! See http://extensions.apple.com (category: Other) Developer’s page: http://www.sitharus.com/comic-sans-be-gone.html Sent to us by Jan-Pieter Maaywee. Thanks Jan-Pieter!
Cavs Owner Goes Online To Rip LeBron A New One… In Comic Sans
Read the article on CNN.com
BigTurnOff.org from the creators of ban comic sans
A brand new project from Dave and Holly Combs, the creators of ban comic sans, is in the works. The project is called BigTurnOff.org and like ban comic sans is also a social experiment of sorts, but has nothing to do with fonts. However, just as the ban comic sans project effectively questions the widespread [...]
Hitler freaks out over Comic Sans MS
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MOCA’s Website Infected by Comic Sans in the Name of Art
Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami’s website in Comic Sans? It’s true. Read the article here. Thanks for the heads up, Josh!
Font Fight
See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. The sequel to Font Conference from collegehumor.com.
Will someone please call in this sign?
From Flickr Comic Sans Pool
Connare TYPE Sticker Design
A long-overdue parody/homage sticker design of the Obama HOPE poster by Shepard Fairey is now available for download. An interesting connection between the Obama HOPE image and the original “ban comic sans” image is that both Shepard Fairey and I got into some trouble for using someone elses’ photo. I got in considerably less trouble, [...]
Welcome to the new bancomicsans.com
In 1995 Microsoft released the font Comic Sans originally designed for comic book style talk bubbles containing informational help text. Since that time the typeface has been used in countless contexts from restaurant signage to college exams to medical information. These widespread abuses of printed type threaten to erode the very foundations upon which centuries [...]
