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ABUSED AND OVERUSED
Comic Sans has probably been at the brunt of designers’ scorn for as long as any typeface in history. Interestingly, it wasn’t hated when it first appeared in the pop-up balloon help guides of Microsoft 3D Movie Maker, or even when it became part of Microsoft's Windows 95 Plus! Pack of fonts. But when Comic Sans dared to show up in Microsoft Publisher and Internet Explorer, it attracted the ire of graphic designers. A dozen years later, Comic Sans is still at the center of an odium-filled maelstrom. Although designers cite a litany of reasons supporting their distaste, the overwhelming opinion is that it is overused. Answers to a recent web poll that queried designers about their dislike for Comic Sans typically pointed to the typeface’s virtual ubiquity.
“It’s because anyone can use it, so it looks unprofessional. It’s a web font now for goodness sake!”
“Comic Sans: too available, overused; most often used by individuals with no design skills.”
“It’s because it’s so ubiquitous and a font that untrained people used incorrectly.”
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