Why Comic Sans is the Most Hated Font

Designer Thomas Steele’s new book “Comic Sans, Is It Really That Bad?” dives into the infamous reputation of Comic Sans, with parallels between its polarizing status and other widely disliked phenomena like dad jokes or Crocs. Go on a journey of the font’s origin story, tracing back to Vincent Connare’s creation of it during his time at Microsoft, initially intended for a child-friendly interface. This excerpt of the book leaves you wanting more, and rethinking the knee jerk reaction to the typeface.