Typeface Inspired by Comic Books Has Become a Font of Ill Will

Presented by: Brian Anthony

Vincent Connare

•Creator of Comic Sans Font

•Comic Sans is inspired by a cartoon dog

•It is shipped today with Microsoft Windows

Background on Ban Comic Sans •Designed to look like comic book lettering•Typefaces convey meaning•Black tie event in a clown costume says

Ban Comic Sans•Mr. Connare rarely uses it himself•Disapproving stickers to be slapped on

inappropriate uses of the font wherever they are found

Ban Comic Sans• Ban Comic Sans was brought about in the fall

of 1999:▫Holly Sliger (Co-Founder)▫“It was like hell for me”▫ In the midst of the project, she met her

husband, Dave Combs (Co-Founder)• While studying for a master’s degree, Mr.

Connare received a call from Mr. Combs• The Combs’ went global• In February 2004, Mr. Connare asked the

Combs’ to stop using his picture

Outcome

•Mr. Connare speaks at Internet conferences about Comic Sans, written in Comic Sans font

•“I Love/I hate Comic Sans” picture book

•Dalton Magg, typography studio in London