# Comic Sans Got the Last Laugh ![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article1.be68295a7e40.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[Simon Garfield]] - Full Title: Comic Sans Got the Last Laugh - Category: #articles - Summary: insert summary - My notes: - Summary: Comic Sans, once the most hated font, gained unexpected popularity after its use in important presentations, leading to a backlash against its overuse. Despite its controversial history, opinions on Comic Sans are shifting, with some people starting to embrace it again. In a recent magazine issue, Comic Sans was used throughout without causing much of a stir, suggesting that it may finally be seen as just another font. - URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/10/comic-sans-debate/680319/ - Source File: web-only ## LLM Chats ## NotebookLM ## LLM Audio ## Highlights > Comic Sans arrived at precisely the moment when computers became tools for personal expression rather than just dull workhorses, and users wanted fonts to match. The type was of its age: It met a singular need and then a popular demand, albeit an unintended, unsophisticated one. Typefaces are the clothes that words wear; fashion suits the times. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jbbhdxk92b1mefqfmvah2brc))