Name: Comic Sans: The Biography of a Typeface
SKU: 56854354
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Author: Garfield, Simon
ISBN: 9781324086246

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Physical Book

Author

Simon Garfield

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Language

English

Pages

128

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781324086246

Synopsis "Comic Sans: The Biography of a Typeface"

Since its accidental creation at Microsoft in the mid-1990s, Comic Sans has become one of the most used and talked-about typefaces of the digital age. The subject of April Fools' pranks and endless internet discourse, Comic Sans has spawned a movement to ban it, inspired revivals and spinoffs, and continues to be promoted widely by educators. In this delightful history, best-selling author Simon Garfield tells the story of how Comic Sans emerged from speech bubbles on educational software to become one of the most recognized--and reviled--typefaces on Earth. He considers how the computer transformed type into something that anyone could use and have an opinion on, explores how new fonts emerge with changing times and technology, and meets die-hard Comic Sans adherents and haters. He concludes the book by asking the unimaginable: Could Comic Sans now be the coolest typeface ever made?

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