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Comic Sans used on a gravestone (photo: upload.wikimedia.org)<\/p><\/div>\n

Perhaps you\u2019ve missed the graphic design world\u2019s kerfluffle over Comic Sans. I had<\/a>. It\u2019s just a simple, unembellished, jaunty little typeface, I thought, but perhaps its very unassertiveness, its cheery friendliness make it ripe for assault by the typographical bullies, confident Times New Roman and sleek (but dull) Ariel? Oh, sure, sensitive people wouldn\u2019t use Comic Sans for an eviction notice or a letter to the IRS, but are we to abandon it entirely? Apparently so, according to this infographic<\/a> from Comic Sans Criminal, which displays some of those questionable uses.<\/p>\n

When Pope Benedict XVI retired, the Vatican published a photo album of his papacy, along with his resignation letter\u2014all in Comic Sans. The designers behind the website \u201cBan Comic Sans<\/a>\u201d responded, \u201cAs all seasoned graphic designers know, this is a desecration of the cardinal rule of design \u2013 NEVER use Comic Sans.\u201d Then they asked, \u201cAmong all the apocalyptic speculation is this simply further proof that the end is near?\u201d And a NSFW defense<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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