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Comic Sans : The Biography of a Typeface

A compact and charming history of the font we love to hate by the New York Times bestselling author of Just My Type.

Since its improvised 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, it has spawned a movement to ban it, inspired revivals and spinoffs, and continues to be widely promoted by educators. In this delightful history, bestselling 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?


Author:

  • Simon Garfield

Narrator:

  • David Thorpe

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 2 h 7 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Nonfiction
  • History
  • Culture
  • Arts and photography
  • Society and Social Sciences
  • Society

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    Simon Garfield

    Simon Garfield is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen acclaimed books of nonfiction including Timekeepers, To the Letter, On the Map, and Just My Type. A recipient of the Somerset Maugham Award for nonfiction, he lives in London.

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