Comically Speaking
Maybe I'm a little late to be commenting on Dan Gilbert's letter regarding LeBron James, but forgive me, because World Cup obsession filled my mind.
Ahem. Back to the letter. I don't care to comment on what he said, because it's obvious to all of us who read that he's a bitter, cracked-out rage-aholic who is acting like a jilted lover (okay, so I did comment on it; so sue me). What I really want to say is this:
Dan, you write a letter that you want people to take seriously, and when picking from the list of fonts, you choose Comic Sans? Really? The font that, if it were personified, would be a 12-year-old Twilight-reading girl with pink braces and a 4.0 and near OCD? That's the font you choose to convey the importance of your emotion? My word, at least pick something normal people could take seriously.
And I have to assume that font is Gilbert's fault. I looked around the website, and... no Comic Sans. It must be him. Also, I know I'm not the only one to notice this Font Faux Pas. But as a teacher, I have grown to hate this font, perhaps irrationally.
But for some reason, teachers seem to think that Comic Sans is a fabulous font! It should be used for Everything! (Cue the confetti.) I went to some writing training--training that cost my district a fair bit, training that is well-known and pushed just about everywhere in the state and even nationally--and I received a 2 inch binder filled with information and handouts, and all of them were done in Comic Sans. I cringed.
That's not the only time, either. But I can't help but want to strangle it every time I see it (yes, I know I can't strangle a font, but I can dream, can't I?). Yes, I suppose people think it's cute and fun. "It's so lighthearted! Not like that awful Garamond! Horror!" But teachers everywhere seem to think it's the go-to font. In reality it's horrible.
If you want to look professional, Comic Sans is not the way to go. It just encourages the 12-year-old, Twilight-reading girls with pink braces, 4.0, and OCD. Let's not encourage them any further.
Oh, and I'd like to post the link to the Comic Sans personification monologue on McSweeny's, buuuut it contains a lot of "adult" language. If you're that curious, you can google it yourself and pollute your mind that way. Just know that you have been warned if you do. (And if you're fine with adult language, I can't resist this video, mostly because of how it ends! Oh, how I could totally believe this was true...I'm sorry if it corrupts your innocence.)
Ahem. Back to the letter. I don't care to comment on what he said, because it's obvious to all of us who read that he's a bitter, cracked-out rage-aholic who is acting like a jilted lover (okay, so I did comment on it; so sue me). What I really want to say is this:
Dan, you write a letter that you want people to take seriously, and when picking from the list of fonts, you choose Comic Sans? Really? The font that, if it were personified, would be a 12-year-old Twilight-reading girl with pink braces and a 4.0 and near OCD? That's the font you choose to convey the importance of your emotion? My word, at least pick something normal people could take seriously.
And I have to assume that font is Gilbert's fault. I looked around the website, and... no Comic Sans. It must be him. Also, I know I'm not the only one to notice this Font Faux Pas. But as a teacher, I have grown to hate this font, perhaps irrationally.
But for some reason, teachers seem to think that Comic Sans is a fabulous font! It should be used for Everything! (Cue the confetti.) I went to some writing training--training that cost my district a fair bit, training that is well-known and pushed just about everywhere in the state and even nationally--and I received a 2 inch binder filled with information and handouts, and all of them were done in Comic Sans. I cringed.
That's not the only time, either. But I can't help but want to strangle it every time I see it (yes, I know I can't strangle a font, but I can dream, can't I?). Yes, I suppose people think it's cute and fun. "It's so lighthearted! Not like that awful Garamond! Horror!" But teachers everywhere seem to think it's the go-to font. In reality it's horrible.
If you want to look professional, Comic Sans is not the way to go. It just encourages the 12-year-old, Twilight-reading girls with pink braces, 4.0, and OCD. Let's not encourage them any further.
Oh, and I'd like to post the link to the Comic Sans personification monologue on McSweeny's, buuuut it contains a lot of "adult" language. If you're that curious, you can google it yourself and pollute your mind that way. Just know that you have been warned if you do. (And if you're fine with adult language, I can't resist this video, mostly because of how it ends! Oh, how I could totally believe this was true...I'm sorry if it corrupts your innocence.)