Should all ebooks be in Comic Sans? - Page 3

anamardoll · 05-31-2011, 05:26 PM

I don't actually dislike Comic Sans, but the OP article is hilariously bad. The idea that we retain information based on how hard it is to read is ludicrous. We retain information based on how meaningful it is to us.

I remember a study in college where they gave subjects 3-letter nonsense words to memorize and 3-letter regular words to memorize. The actual words were much easier to memorize because they had meaning and the subjects could picture those meanings in their heads. They weren't remembering the arrangements of letters, in other words, they were remembering what those letters represented.

Purple Lady · 05-31-2011, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AprilHare

˙˙ʇı pɐǝɹ oʇ pɐǝɥ ɹıǝɥʇ uo puɐʇs oʇ ƃuıllıʍ ǝq plnoʍ ǝuoʎuɐ ʇqnop ı ɹǝʌǝʍoɥ unɟ sı sıɥʇ

I can read this about as well as the Comic Sans!!

It's weird, I saw this on my computer, but since I'm at work I am doing this post on my android phone and on Opera Mobile, Dolphin HD, and the stock browser this font has a lot of invalid characters in it.

Solitaire1 · 05-31-2011, 07:37 PM

For me, Comic Sans would be fine for its original purpose (for the text in comic book word balloons) and for short strings of text like headings. However, when it comes to the main body of an ebook I prefer a standard serif typeface, with Georgia being one of my favorites.

wodin · 05-31-2011, 08:00 PM

And destroy one of the advantages of e-books (albeit a small advantage), the ability to change fonts?

wyndslash · 05-31-2011, 08:33 PM

i find comic sans hard to take seriously

jezebel · 05-31-2011, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by wyndslash

i find comic sans hard to take seriously

Me too. I think it's a cruel, cruel inside joke.

JSWolf · 05-31-2011, 08:46 PM

We can't use comic sans. The poll over in that other thread proves that more people prefer a serif font. Is there a comic serif?

zespectre · 05-31-2011, 08:48 PM

The Font Conference (Humorous video related to this topic...sort of)
http://www.collegehumor.com/video/35...ont-conference

jezebel · 05-31-2011, 09:20 PM

Comic Sans to the rescue!!

elizilla · 05-31-2011, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AprilHare

˙˙ʇı pɐǝɹ oʇ pɐǝɥ ɹıǝɥʇ uo puɐʇs oʇ ƃuıllıʍ ǝq plnoʍ ǝuoʎuɐ ʇqnop ı ɹǝʌǝʍoɥ unɟ sı sıɥʇ

¡ǝןdoǝd ǝɯos ǝsɐǝןd sdɐɥɹǝd ʇɥƃıɯ ɥɔıɥʍ 'uoıʇɐɔoן ʇuǝɹǝɟɟıp ɐ uı suoʇʇnq ǝɥʇ ʇnd pןnoʍ ʇı puɐ ˙uʍop ǝpısdn ɹǝpɐǝɹ ǝɥʇ uɹnʇ ʇsnɾ pןnoɔ noʎ 'ɹǝpɐǝɹ ǝɥʇ ǝʌoɯ noʎ uǝɥʍ suoıʇɐʇuǝıɹo sǝɥɔʇıʍs ʇı ǝɹǝɥʍ ǝɹnʇɐǝɟ ʇɐɥʇ ǝʌɐɥ ʇ,usǝop ɹǝpɐǝɹ ɹnoʎ sɐ ƃuoן sɐ

Michael McLovin · 06-01-2011, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OtterBooks

comic sans is an abomination.

Seconded.

Lemurion · 06-01-2011, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael McLovin

Seconded.

But even Comic Sans is better than Arial.

Jellby · 06-01-2011, 02:24 PM

I like Lucida Casual better

Comic Sans is a nice font, when used properly. It's its widespread use as a "I want to be original, oh, here's this nice font, I bet no one has used it before and I'll be the king of mambo" font that's disgusting. It does not happen only with fonts, it's the same with dingbats or "effects" in presentations

RainingLemur · 06-01-2011, 03:31 PM

DrDln · 06-01-2011, 03:39 PM

I used comic sans in part of title in my book and received immediate advice. Don't use comic sans if you want readers to take you seriously. BTW, I didn't take that criticism too seriously.

But to use comic sans in entire manuscript is silly, IMO. It's the content that people pay attention to not the fonts.

View Poll Results: Should all ebooks be in Comic Sans?
Yes, it would be more useful to remember what you read	7	6.42%
No, it isn't necessary	17	15.60%
Don't be ridiculous! Of course not!	85	77.98%
Voters: 109. You may not vote on this poll

05-31-2011, 08:48 PM	#38
zespectre BookMonkey Posts: 90 Karma: 18008 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Shenandoah Valley Device: NOOK, iPod Touch, Asus Netbook	The Font Conference (Humorous video related to this topic...sort of) http://www.collegehumor.com/video/35...ont-conference Last edited by zespectre; 05-31-2011 at 08:52 PM.

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05-31-2011, 05:26 PM	#31
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	I don't actually dislike Comic Sans, but the OP article is hilariously bad. The idea that we retain information based on how hard it is to read is ludicrous. We retain information based on how meaningful it is to us. I remember a study in college where they gave subjects 3-letter nonsense words to memorize and 3-letter regular words to memorize. The actual words were much easier to memorize because they had meaning and the subjects could picture those meanings in their heads. They weren't remembering the arrangements of letters, in other words, they were remembering what those letters represented.

05-31-2011, 07:37 PM	#33
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 15,014 Karma: 70029956 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor, Nook Glowlight 4	For me, Comic Sans would be fine for its original purpose (for the text in comic book word balloons) and for short strings of text like headings. However, when it comes to the main body of an ebook I prefer a standard serif typeface, with Georgia being one of my favorites.

05-31-2011, 08:00 PM	#34
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	And destroy one of the advantages of e-books (albeit a small advantage), the ability to change fonts?

05-31-2011, 08:33 PM	#35
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	i find comic sans hard to take seriously

05-31-2011, 08:46 PM	#37
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,784 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	We can't use comic sans. The poll over in that other thread proves that more people prefer a serif font. Is there a comic serif?

05-31-2011, 09:20 PM	#39
jezebel Fanatic Posts: 528 Karma: 131098 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: a ferry ride from Seattle Device: Kindle Fire (5th Gen), Nook Color	Comic Sans to the rescue!!

06-01-2011, 02:24 PM	#43
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,570 Karma: 20150435 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	I like Lucida Casual better Comic Sans is a nice font, when used properly. It's its widespread use as a "I want to be original, oh, here's this nice font, I bet no one has used it before and I'll be the king of mambo" font that's disgusting. It does not happen only with fonts, it's the same with dingbats or "effects" in presentations

06-01-2011, 03:31 PM	#44
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color

06-01-2011, 03:39 PM	#45
DrDln Banned Posts: 1,527 Karma: 2349214 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Mountain House, CA Device: kindle	I used comic sans in part of title in my book and received immediate advice. Don't use comic sans if you want readers to take you seriously. BTW, I didn't take that criticism too seriously. But to use comic sans in entire manuscript is silly, IMO. It's the content that people pay attention to not the fonts.