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EPISODE · May 30, 2025 · 4 MIN

When Fonts Attack: The Tragic Comedy of Comic Sans

from Sketchy Past: The Funny Side of Art & Design History

It started as a font for comic book speech bubbles... and ended up on gravestones, resumes, and war memorials. In this episode, we explore the rise, fall, and strange afterlife of Comic Sans. Why does everyone hate it? Who’s still using it—and why won’t they stop? With typographic drama, design crimes, and a touch of nerdy history, we uncover how one font became the punchline of an entire profession. Warning: graphic content (pun intended). 🖋️😂📄

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It started as a font for comic book speech bubbles... and ended up on gravestones, resumes, and war memorials. In this episode, we explore the rise, fall, and strange afterlife of Comic Sans. Why does everyone hate it? Who’s still using it—and why...

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