Typeface Inspired by Comic Books Has Become a Font of Ill W

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Typeface Inspired by Comic Books Has Become a Font of Ill Will

Presented by: Brian Anthony

Vincent Connare

Creator of Comic Sans Font

Comic Sans is inspired by a cartoon dog

It is shipped today with Microsoft Windows

Background on Ban Comic Sans

Designed to look like comic book lettering

Typefaces convey meaning

Black tie event in a clown costume says Ban Comic Sans

Mr. Connare rarely uses it himself

Disapproving stickers to be slapped on inappropriate uses of the font wherever they are found

Ban Comic Sans

Ban Comic Sans was brought about in the fall of

1999:

Holly

Sliger

(Co-Founder)

“

It was like hell for me”

In the midst of the project, she met her husband, Dave

Combs (Co-Founder)

While studying for a master’s degree, Mr. Connare received a call from Mr.

Combs

The Combs’ went

global

In February 2004, Mr. Connare asked the Combs’ to stop using his

picture

Outcome

Mr. Connare speaks at Internet conferences about Comic Sans, written in Comic Sans font

“I Love/I hate Comic Sans” picture book

Dalton

Magg

, typography studio in London