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Thread #103749   Message #3162633
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
30-May-11 - 10:52 AM
Thread Name: BS: News of Note (was 'I Read it . . .')
Subject: RE: BS: News of Note (was 'I Read it . . .')
Sandra, I like this one also! You should have posted the article in comic sans ms!

Comic Sans was released by Microsoft in 1994, as a font that looked friendly and childlike but most importantly did not look 'techie'.

But the font does not enjoy overwhelming support. A few years ago there was an internet campaign to have it banned, and there are forums where designers and typographers whinge about the font's awkward weighting and haphazard kerning.

US researchers from Princeton University and Indiana University decided to test what affect 'difficult to read' fonts such as Comic Sans have on learning and retention.

They recruited 28 volunteers to complete a task that involved remembering a set of features for three fictional characters.


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