Resources

Comic Sans MS leaves no one indifferent. Since its creation in 1994, it has inspired movements, parody websites, scientific studies and even alternative fonts. Here are the essential resources of the Comic Sans universe.

Websites and projects

• Comic Sans Criminal: the people’s court for inappropriate uses. Examples, typographic case law and dark humour.
• Ban Comic Sans: the founding movement launched by Holly and David Combs in 1999. The birth certificate of the anti-Comic Sans resistance.
• Comic Sans Frontières: you are here. The global observatory. The only website that maps the phenomenon without judgement. Well, almost.

Alternative fonts

• Comic Neue: the “corrected” version by Craig Rozynski. Same spirit, better reputation. For those who want Comic Sans without the shame.
• Comic Neue on Google Fonts: free, open-source, ready to use.
• OpenDyslexic: a font designed for dyslexia. Following the studies that showed Comic Sans helps certain dyslexic profiles.

Reading and references

• I’m Comic Sans, Asshole: the cult pamphlet by Mike Lacher on McSweeney’s. Comic Sans speaks up and apologises for nothing.
• Vincent Connare (Wikipedia): the creator of Comic Sans MS. A designer at Microsoft, he just wanted the dog Rover not to speak in Times New Roman.
• Comic Sans MS (Wikipedia): full history, controversies, dyslexia studies and the CERN anecdote.

The CERN moment

On 4 July 2012, CERN announces the discovery of the Higgs boson. The presentation uses Comic Sans MS. The internet explodes. Particle physics and typography have never been the same since.