Comic Sans MS is a sans-serif script typeface created by Vincent Connare in 1994 that was released by the Microsoft Corporation. Comic Sans MS was actually made and designed for a cartoon dog who went by the name Rover. The cartoony typeface was also made for a kids computer program called Microsoft Bob. Even though the typeface is widely used and popular many people mock Comic Sans MS because of the purpose it was created for. Though Comic Sans MS was introduced as a default typeface in Windows 95 in the year 1994, since then it has appeared on signs, menus, and even FBI files. The typeface is also commonly used in speech bubbles. Connare intended to attract a bigger audience by recreating the lettering style of comic books such as The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen. In 2011, Comic Sans Pro was launched and much more improved than the original. Not to mention, Comic Sans Pro was released on April Fools Day, which led some people to believe its release was a joke. In the article “Comic Sans Creator Speaks Out About The World’s Most Hated Font,” the author Maddie Crum notes, “for some readers with dyslexia, its unique characters make differentiating between letters easier, and in fact, Comic Sans is among a handful of fonts recommended by a number of dyslexia organizations.” Though some people take Comic Sans MS as a joke, it has been helpful for individuals with dyslexia given that it has made it easier for them to recognize letters.

References

• Beaumont-Thomas, Ben. “How We Made the Typeface Comic Sans.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 28 Mar. 2017.
• Crum, Maddie. “Comic Sans Creator Speaks Out About The World’s Most Hated Font.” HuffPost, HuffPost, 2 Jan. 2020.

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