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| Category | Script (typefaces) |
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| Designer(s) | Vincent Connare |
| Foundry | Microsoft |
| Date created | October 1994 |
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Comic Sans MS (most commonly referred to as Comic Sans) is a sans-serif typeface created and designed by Vincent Connare and released by Microsoft Corporation in 1994. Designed as a non-connecting script, the typeface draws inspiration from comic book lettering, to emulate the informal and cartoonish tone of speech bubbles. It was originally developed for use in Microsoft's software, and since then has become very widely recognized for its use in casual contexts such as children's books, personal documentation and in educational resources.[1]
The typeface was first introduced with Microsoft Windows as a part of the Microsoft Plus! Pack, and was later implemented into Microsoft Comic Chat as a comic styled chat application. Since then, Microsoft has described the font as "casual and legible" and a typeface which has garnered much popularity across a diverse set of user groups.[2]
Comic Sans has however become a cultural phenomenon, gaining significant criticism and mockery due to its perceived over usage and misuse in professional and formal settings.[3] Despite this, the font continues to hold a devoted fan base, particularly among education professionals and those in search of approachable and simplistic typefaces for specific uses.
- ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben; Connare, Vincent; Stephens, Tom (28 March 2017). "How we made the typeface Comic Sans". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Typeface Descriptions & Histories". nickshanks.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "What's so wrong with Comic Sans?". BBC News. BBC. 2010-10-20. Archived from the original on 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2010-10-21.