#vincentconnare

[spacerangerprince]

In 1995, the typeface that we love to hate, "Comic Sans" came pre-installed in Windows 95 and we've been mocking it ever since. (08/24/18) #timehop #abethedino #vincentconnare #microsoft #microsoftwindows #windows95 #comicsans #sansserif #casual #script #typeface #summer1995 (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm4dW5InOO6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15rtipf6sxvb2

[librariankate7578]

So the font everyone loves to hate has its root in comics. #Repost @welcometofireside ・・・ So Dope. #FunFacts #FiresideFacts #FunFactFriday #DC #Watchmen #DarkKnight #DarkKnightReturns #DCcomics #Comics #ComicBooks #Facts #Fun #ComicSans #VincentConnare

[afinedeathbatman]

THE CREATION OF COMIC SANS

The much-maligned font Comic Sans, created by designer Vincent Connare in 1994, was originally intended to provide a cheery and more upbeat typeface for an early Microsoft children’s game.

This is especially interesting in light of the fact that Connare claims to have based it off Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Alan Moore’s Watchmen, two graphic novels that, though acclaimed, are particularly dark and probably not appropriate for children.

It’s also indicative of the far-reaching effects that pivotal works like these have despite the cultural stigma surrounding comics as a medium. As Scott McCloud says in his conclusion to Understanding Comics (215):

“However you experience comics -- as reader, creator or businessperson -- there are a million and one ways you can help comics to grow into the next century.”