Comments on: Curlz and Comic Sans: just say no http://www.gameslol.com/2007/02/16/curlz-and-comic-sans-just-say-no/ Marek Bronstring's blog Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:01:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Yannis http://www.gameslol.com/2007/02/16/curlz-and-comic-sans-just-say-no/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Yannis Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:00:34 +0000 http://www.gameslol.com/2007/02/16/curlz-and-comic-sans-just-say-no/#comment-76 I hate recognising fonts in games. It kinda cheapens the whole experience for me. Especially if it's comic sans. I do like it, and notice when a font is made just for a game or franchise. It has to work though. The Mortal kombat font comes to mind. In the first two games they used a really balanced font, and it worked very well, but it's design changed and degraded along with the quality of the sequels. And now it's just awful. I hate recognising fonts in games. It kinda cheapens the whole experience for me. Especially if it’s comic sans.

I do like it, and notice when a font is made just for a game or franchise. It has to work though. The Mortal kombat font comes to mind. In the first two games they used a really balanced font, and it worked very well, but it’s design changed and degraded along with the quality of the sequels. And now it’s just awful.

]]> By: Lawrence http://www.gameslol.com/2007/02/16/curlz-and-comic-sans-just-say-no/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Lawrence Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:59:51 +0000 http://www.gameslol.com/2007/02/16/curlz-and-comic-sans-just-say-no/#comment-72 I do tend to notice good typography, but I don't notice bad typography, it's just a nothing to me. The Sam and Max example looks intentional to me, as using that font on the WhiteHouse is absurd... I do tend to notice good typography, but I don’t notice bad typography, it’s just a nothing to me.

The Sam and Max example looks intentional to me, as using that font on the WhiteHouse is absurd…

]]> By: Wrestlevania http://www.gameslol.com/2007/02/16/curlz-and-comic-sans-just-say-no/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Wrestlevania Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:14:11 +0000 http://www.gameslol.com/2007/02/16/curlz-and-comic-sans-just-say-no/#comment-68 The repeated abuse of Comic Sans in my previous office forced me to print out and post several "Ban Comic Sans!" posters: http://bancomicsans.com/home.html We were offering it as a font choice to clients for their web sites FFS! The repeated abuse of Comic Sans in my previous office forced me to print out and post several “Ban Comic Sans!” posters:

http://bancomicsans.com/home.html

We were offering it as a font choice to clients for their web sites FFS!

]]> By: Jordan Dennis http://www.gameslol.com/2007/02/16/curlz-and-comic-sans-just-say-no/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Jordan Dennis Sun, 18 Feb 2007 06:00:06 +0000 http://www.gameslol.com/2007/02/16/curlz-and-comic-sans-just-say-no/#comment-66 Comic Sans draws out the murderous impluses engrained in my designer head from exposure to years of poorly-expressed whimsy in Power Point presentations. So.. much... hate! Jordan Comic Sans draws out the murderous impluses engrained in my designer head from exposure to years of poorly-expressed whimsy in Power Point presentations. So.. much… hate!

Jordan

]]> By: Jake http://www.gameslol.com/2007/02/16/curlz-and-comic-sans-just-say-no/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Jake Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:55:05 +0000 http://www.gameslol.com/2007/02/16/curlz-and-comic-sans-just-say-no/#comment-60 Yeah that's him. Yeah that’s him.

]]> By: Marek http://www.gameslol.com/2007/02/16/curlz-and-comic-sans-just-say-no/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Marek Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:50:34 +0000 http://www.gameslol.com/2007/02/16/curlz-and-comic-sans-just-say-no/#comment-59 That's a really interesting factoid. I take it that's Larabie of "Larabie fonts"? I remember digging through that website for cool fonts years ago. Maybe back in 1997-8. That’s a really interesting factoid. I take it that’s Larabie of “Larabie fonts”? I remember digging through that website for cool fonts years ago. Maybe back in 1997-8.

]]> By: Jake http://www.gameslol.com/2007/02/16/curlz-and-comic-sans-just-say-no/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Jake Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:48:35 +0000 http://www.gameslol.com/2007/02/16/curlz-and-comic-sans-just-say-no/#comment-58 It's worth noting that Ray Larabie, the designer of "Pricedown" was one of the lead graphic designers at Rockstar for a few years before and a few years after the GTA3 period. I imagine having him there helped explain why their branding and typography in general were so tight for a while there. It’s worth noting that Ray Larabie, the designer of “Pricedown” was one of the lead graphic designers at Rockstar for a few years before and a few years after the GTA3 period. I imagine having him there helped explain why their branding and typography in general were so tight for a while there.

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