RE: Humor(?): Font fondlers, rejoice!--a brief rant

[Sean Brierley <seanb_us -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

Well, I don't think using Comic Sans has a persona,
per se, but it does demonstrate your document design
skills and your ability to assess the audience and
purpose of a document.

I mean, does black ink have a persona if I choose to
use it on black paper--or vice versa--or is the choice
just a bad one? It's like wearing a thong and halter
top at your knighting ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
It's not about the persona of the thong.

But, I can offer this advice. I have found I get much
less criticism--volume--if I use Symbol as my font for
body text. In fact, each reviewer usually only has one
comment if I do that. And, it's already translated
into Greek!

Cheers,

Sean


--- Dan Glovier <dglovier -at- edline -dot- com> wrote:
> 
> Bonnie's on to something here.
> 
> How many of you would submit a proposal to IBM using
> Comic Sans as your
> font? You might use Comic Sans for your flyers for
> some after-school
> activity, but probably not for a typical business
> proposal. 

<snip>

> Why? Because Comic Sans has a look to it that
> psychologically tells the
> reader, "Hey, this is going to be fun!" 
> 
> I think this study has some merit. I wouldn't use it
> as the end-all,

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