jason x esteban
I like to make things with my hands and assorted tools—some old fashioned, some new fangled.
Comic Sans is the Aunt Jemima’s of Typefaces
Explaining typography using foodie referencesMy sister-in-law wrote me a text asking me to explain to her why there’s such a hate-on for comic sans. I felt that my response would be too long for a text message, and wrote this instead. For starters, my sister-in-law is not a designer, nor is she a typographer. So, I could explain to her why Comic Sans is an abomination using esoteric design and typography arguments (some of which will likely sneak in here regardless) or, I could explain it to her using a metaphor that is closer to her…jason x esteban4 min read