On the origin of Comic Sans 2

I woke up one day recently with this idea in my head for an illustration of the origins of Comic Sans, Microsoft’s often inappropriately misused, popularly hated, comic font. Free to reuse as you wish with attribution. (Origin of Comic Sans by John LeMasney via lemasney.com)

‘Comic Sans MS is a sans-serif casual script typeface designed by Vincent Connare and released in 1994 by Microsoft Corporation. It is a non-connecting script inspired by comic book lettering, intended for use in informal documents and children’s materials.[1] The typeface has been supplied with Microsoft Windows since the introduction of Windows 95, initially as a supplemental font in the Windows Plus Pack and later in Microsoft Comic Chat. Describing it, Microsoft has explained that “this casual but legible face has proved very popular with a wide variety of people.”[2] The typeface’s widespread use, often in situations for which it was not intended, has been the subject of criticism and mockery.[3]’

from “Comic Sans – Wikipedia” at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Sans curated by lemasney creative. Feel free to share.

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