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Why you shouldn't use Comic Sans

In this episode of Lessons in Corporate Typography—an employee is passive-agressively reprimanded for using the universally frowned upon font Comic Sans.

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Via Laughing Squid.

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Comments (20)

Jul 21, 2010
Jeremy said...
Please don't use Helvetica--we are a Fortune 500 Company, not a Swiss design firm.
Jul 21, 2010
obolonskyi said...
охохо, это прекрасно :)
Jul 21, 2010
BradHutchings said...
Someone violated the "no asshole" rule.
Jul 21, 2010
Marc said...
Please contact IT. You're "Caps Lock" button appears to be stuck, and the key combination of Shift+1 seems to stick.
Jul 21, 2010
Too bad a Fortune 500 Company can't afford door locks. I see they also have a wonderful policy for time management and paper waste.
Jul 21, 2010
Leslie said...
I would have mentioned the overuse of exclamation marks too.
Jul 21, 2010
Alexander said...
I think there are bigger issues. I think there are funnier things. I think that playing to the mob can sometimes look a little sad and lame.

Maybe I should keep my thoughts to myself, though. Try it.

Jul 21, 2010
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Jul 21, 2010
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Jul 21, 2010
MSC_Page said...
dont forget to say, "don't use so many exclamation points. one is enough". we are a fortune 500 company after all.
Jul 21, 2010
Baoman said...
Hmm, Comic Sans is really universally frowned on? It seems useful for signs, annoucements and it gives the impression of hand-writing. There are many similar fonts for Chinese and Japanese to give a similar feel and we use them all the time in Asia's Fortune 500 companies. Too many ! and clearly the lemonade comment person violated the NAR. I like lemonade and it sells well for Snapple.
Jul 22, 2010
Jim said...
too bad the fortune 500 company has no sence of humor.
Jul 22, 2010
BookishGirl said...
Somebody put salt in the sugar canister.
Jul 22, 2010
Savio said...
A coin in this door should fix it. Not expensive for a Fortune 500 company.
Jul 22, 2010
Savio said...
ops.. coil
Jul 22, 2010
ldrider said...
PETTY!!!!@#%$^@^%#^@ Why pick on lemonade stands?
Jul 23, 2010
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Jul 23, 2010
bob8587 said...
We are a Fortune 500 company, 'Lemonade Stand' should not be capitalized.
Jul 28, 2010
Cbiddy said...
Also, poor use of the "internal memo."
Aug 05, 2010
le_poulet_noir said...
Alexander said:
I think there are bigger issues.

He's right. Until we stop all war there is to be no discussion of aesthetic values. Won't somebody think of the children?

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