Fonts and Typography

stevetheipad

luiysia wrote:
comic sans doesn't really have anything wrong with it, it's just super overused and kind of childish, which isn't really a fault when producing material meant for, you know, children. also, the article you linked doesn't name specific fonts or even types of fonts like handwriting fonts or whatever as bad or good - it just tells you to change it up, so you don't have a page of bland, monotonous text and nothing else.
writing meant for children is generally supposed to be friendly, open, and simple, which comic sans is, albeit a little stylized to look like handwriting. though I do agree that teachers should use some other fonts, especially for older children who can read any non-wingding fonts just fine.

edit: also note that the article you linked is for online teachers that communicate with students exclusively through text, so font choice is probably much more important.

I respect your opinion on the matter. However if ComicSans is way overused then changing it up should be the answer the engaging students, no? ComicSans could possibly be used in a title or in some small text if it wasn't overused but I still hate it myself.

i miss the old days

scratchisthebest

Comic Sans has earned a reputation, and there's not much we can do about it at this point.

It is useful for some things, however.

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jji7skyline

I like the lower case A, very creative!

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stevetheipad

jji7skyline wrote:
I like the lower case A, very creative!

I agree. It's unique to have the “tail” of the A come in rather than out and it looks cool!
It's not super easy to read but I suppose that's not what you're going for so it's fine as it is.

i miss the old days

cocolover76

no, project wonderful. NO DON'T MAKE ME CLICK ON THAT, PROJECT WONDERFUL.

scratchisthebest

cocolover76 wrote:
*pics*

I'm impressed!

All your capital ‘I’s look exactly the same! I can't do that with my handwriting!

now who wants to make it into a font

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cocolover76

scratchisthebest wrote:
cocolover76 wrote:
*pics*
I'm impressed!

All your capital ‘I’s look exactly the same! I can't do that with my handwriting!

now who wants to make it into a font

This website does.
EDIT: Also, that picture was typed, and with TTFs every instance of a letter has to be the same.

Last edited by cocolover76 (Oct. 16, 2013 23:41:38)

no, project wonderful. NO DON'T MAKE ME CLICK ON THAT, PROJECT WONDERFUL.

Gravitation

cocolover76 wrote:
scratchisthebest wrote:
cocolover76 wrote:
*pics*
I'm impressed!

All your capital ‘I’s look exactly the same! I can't do that with my handwriting!

now who wants to make it into a font
This website does.
EDIT: Also, that picture was typed, and with TTFs every instance of a letter has to be the same.

*honk*

Alternate glyphs if it's OpenType-flavored, which is the most common form of TTF >:3

@coco niiiiiicceeee

D *downloads*

Last edited by Gravitation (Oct. 17, 2013 03:04:26)

kingdragon

I'm trying to make a horror font of sorts. It's mostly intended for titles and other things like that.

Gravitation

kingdragon wrote:
I'm trying to make a horror font of sorts. It's mostly intended for titles and other things like that.

Cool

cocolover76

Gravitation wrote:
cocolover76 wrote:
scratchisthebest wrote:
cocolover76 wrote:
*pics*
I'm impressed!

All your capital ‘I’s look exactly the same! I can't do that with my handwriting!

now who wants to make it into a font
This website does.
EDIT: Also, that picture was typed, and with TTFs every instance of a letter has to be the same.
*honk*

Alternate glyphs if it's OpenType-flavored, which is the most common form of TTF >:3

@coco niiiiiicceeee D *downloads*

My font was actually made with a generator, so I could choose generic TTF or OTF, but they would be the same.

Last edited by cocolover76 (Oct. 18, 2013 00:28:00)

no, project wonderful. NO DON'T MAKE ME CLICK ON THAT, PROJECT WONDERFUL.

Zaneki

Tried the website that coco used, and it's totally awesome :D

look a square
;

scratchisthebest

I don't have a scanner

but I do have a tablet ^_^

will do

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Zaneki

scratchisthebest wrote:
I don't have a scanner

but I do have a tablet ^_^

will do

I didn't use a scanner, either

It works either way

look a square
;

Mewly

Zaneki wrote:
Tried the website that coco used, and it's totally awesome :D

Your font is awesome, gimme download pls.

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Gravitation

Guys, that's cheeaatttinnnggg :ccc

xD I'm designing each glyph point-by-point in Inkscape ;o;

Mewly

Gravitation wrote:
Guys, that's cheeaatttinnnggg :ccc

xD I'm designing each glyph point-by-point in Inkscape ;o;

But you haven't posted updates!!!

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Gravitation

Mewly wrote:
Gravitation wrote:
Guys, that's cheeaatttinnnggg :ccc

xD I'm designing each glyph point-by-point in Inkscape ;o;
But you haven't posted updates!!!

D:

Imma continue working on it

Mewly

Gravitation wrote:
Mewly wrote:
Gravitation wrote:
Guys, that's cheeaatttinnnggg :ccc

xD I'm designing each glyph point-by-point in Inkscape ;o;
But you haven't posted updates!!!
D:
Imma continue working on it

(BTW, not on Skype ‘cause I’m in my Information Technology class)

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Check out my art!
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Gravitation

Mewly wrote:
Gravitation wrote:
Mewly wrote:
Gravitation wrote:
Guys, that's cheeaatttinnnggg :ccc

xD I'm designing each glyph point-by-point in Inkscape ;o;
But you haven't posted updates!!!
D:
Imma continue working on it
(BTW, not on Skype ‘cause I’m in my Information Technology class)

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