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In 2004, a study called Comic Sans a ‘childish’ font. He’s responsible for Trebuchet, Marlett, Magpie, and some of the Webdings.

They also need to pull their heads from their arses… it pisses me off”… Jeez.Ĭonnare did design some other famous fonts too. If they did they would realize that it was what design is about - designing for a product with an appropriate design. He once said “People don’t know why it was made. At the time of writing this post, the ‘Ban Comic Sans’ online petition has over 5,000 signatures!Ĭonnare also has no sense of humor when it comes to all the Comic Sans haters out there. The movement to ban Comic Sans is the biggest anti-font movement in the world. He looked at the print in these comics and decided to adapt their fonts to make Comic Sans. Vincent Connare himself has admitted that whilst designing Comic Sans he had two comics in his office – The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen. So he set out to create a more kid-friendly font, and so it was that Comic Sans was born. The text in Bob’s speech bubbles was intended to be written in Times New Roman, but designer Vincent Connare thought such a serious text for a cartoon was ridiculous. Bob was a yellow cartoon, Bill Gates-glasses-wearing user ‘guide’, designed to help people bend their heads around PCs. Regardless of your stance, here are some cool facts about Comic Sans.Ĭomic Sans owes its existence and creation to the epic failure of Microsoft Bob. It really is a Marmite-esque thing, you either love it or you hate it. Me, personally, I don’t mind it. Comic Sans, one of the world’s most (in)famous fonts.