But I thought about it for a while afterwards and I think I have figured out how and why Comic Sans entered our culture.
It was born out of the office microwave.
If there is one thing that provokes MORE hatred and loathing than Comic Sans - it's an office microwave.
Now that I work from home, #thankthelord, I no longer am subjected to all of the darkness and evil that spawns in an office microwave.
The programmers who just put an uncovered bowl of chili in those things, set it on high and walk away - no longer part of my life. The deranged manager that loves to microwave salmon that has been in his desk drawer all morning - gone. The dieting accountant who burns popcorn - poof! But I know in my heart that every day, across America, emails are sent to grown adults about the vile things they are doing in microwaves and they contain threats which never acted upon. Should someone actually go to death row for what they've done in and around a microwave, America might change. Short of that - people's dark sides will continue to manifest under the hum of the magical zapper.
BUT - what really comes out of a disgusting, abused and vile office microwave is not Lean Cuisine, burned popcorn or reheated fish. No - what comes out of that thing is...
A SIGN INFORMING EVERYONE, IN COMIC SANS IN NO LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED WORDS, THAT THE RECEPTIONIST IS NOT YOUR MOTHER.
THAT is how we got Comic Sans creep, my friends. An angry, middle-aged woman, thankfully unarmed, stomping back from the encrusted wasteland of a microwave in the break room and typing out her feelings in the worst font ever made, unwittingly toning down her apocalyptic rage with that juvenile, irregular excuse for a font known as Comic Sans.
I have a busy week this week - trying to work on samples for Creativation that have to be mailed, trying to get ready for the holidays, work - normal December craziness. Since my Christmas crafting is pretty much done, I've moved on to all things spring - I am ready! So I did a quick and simple 4 Bar card with a really beautiful stamp set from Simon. It's one of those that I can stamp out and color while I'm getting my oil changed or waiting for my allergy shots. I find it frustrating to just sit - and I don't want to look at my phone, so I love having easy coloring projects I can take with me. You will always find markers and a travel watercolor set in my purse. I like this set because it can be used for Valentine's Day, but it's really an all year set. All the words have these stained glass type designs to them and I love the little hearts. I used this die to cut the smaller hearts from glimmer paper to add a little sparkle. This is a 4 Bar card, from the Notecards & Envelopes so it's a smaller card, and I used the Petal Palette paper, which will be out in January.
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By the way - Simon Says Stamp is having a Copic sale right now - 25% off. Might be time to finally finish my hex chart. The sale info is here.
So I hope your holidays aren't too crazy, and I hope you don't have to use an office microwave any time soon. But I REALLY hope you aren't subjected to Comic Sans, my friends.
Loveyameanitbye.
I love this set too! Looks so useful year round o going on my "must have" list!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the notecard! I might have to hit the copic sale! Broke 3 nibs cleaning my markers! 😡 Thank you for making me relive THE MICROWAVE on my weekend LOL
ReplyDeleteI love this little notecard! I had a graphic design instructor who absolutely hated Comic Sans, but then, I guess they all do. Another of her pet peeves, Helvetica in all of its forms. Her first love was typography and we agreed on the importance of just the right font for a project. It just took me hours of going over every font to make a decision...lol. By the way, you haven't lived until you see the microwave at a furniture plant. That's all I've got to say about that.
ReplyDeleteOMG; lol. This is the first time I've heard of the dislike of my favorite font, Comic Sans. Guess I've been out of the work force too long. I like it because it is so straight forward and easy to read, I guess; as secretary of our ladies group at church, I always type the minutes in C.S. No one complains; lol. Now I may have to look for another font.
ReplyDeleteTotally laughed out loud Lydia. I am a font snob as well. The comment above mentioned Helvetica. I have that image that is on Pinterest and says “we don’t serve helvetica here” framed on my desk at work. It’s humor is lost on my co-workers! One of the physicians in my office created her own form using COMPLETELY IN COMIC SANS! Oi! What do you say to that!?! In her defense, she was a pediatric doctor but not a good enough excuse to use Comic Sans! It should be purged from PCs everywhere! It doesn’t need to be purged from Macs because anyone on a Mac would already have it deactivated. ��
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