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[yubsie]

There was a paper in Science today where the titles on the chart were in COMIC SANS. Science (along with Nature) is THE most prestigious science journal going. And the chart titles were in COMIC FRAKKING SANS.

I weep, people. WEEP!

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[virusq.livejournal.com]

*cringe*

[yubsie]

And for the record? I don't actually remember anything else about the paper. ;p

[seryan.livejournal.com]

I WANT THAT FONT TO DIE! DIE SO HARD IT RIPPLES BACK THROUGH TIME AND ELIMINATES ITSELF!

[yubsie]

OH I KNOW!

IN FRAKKING SCIENCE! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO TAKE THAT FONT SERIOUSLY?

[jeepersjournal.livejournal.com]

As part of cataloguing books, I have to flip through them, and I always cringe at how academic texts always have horrific fonts and highly pixelated, low-res images. It happens way more then you'd think.

My favorite was some charts a guy [who probably has a doctorate, or at least a masters] drew with ball point pen, pencil crayon and high lighters with his own partly legible handwriting, and put in full colour into his expensive textbook.

Production values are apparently not covered at some schools.

[yubsie]

Oh, I've seen the font at a surprising number of conference presentations. :p Science was a new one though. :p

[gabri-jade.livejournal.com]

Ouch. -_O

[ramenparty.livejournal.com]

The designer in me just died.

[yubsie]

It blows my mind. I know next to nothing about design, but I know you don't use Comic Sans in any context where you want to be taken in the least bit seriously.

And this was in SCIENCE. As in "The paper was accepted to Science, we are going to the Grad Club RIGHT NOW!"

[sarahetc.livejournal.com]

I'm right there with you. Abomination.

[ravenclaw-devi.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know! Comic Sans need to be abolished.

[melonriel.livejournal.com]

There is a (new) restaurant near RIT that uses Comic Sans for their big neon sign. I'm going to take a picture of it next time I see it... it drives me and my graphic designing sister insane. :-p