Comments on: Most hated fonts

By: seo

seo — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:40:58 +0000

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By: Martin Miron

Martin Miron — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:08:33 +0000

If it weren’t so tragic, I would be amused by signage (or anything else) rendered in all caps in a chancery or other script typeface. Why does anyone allow this to occur? certainly they can’t even read their own handiwork.

By: Arie Putranto

Arie Putranto — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:49:36 +0000

I’m typing this comment in “Courier New”, and soon – if not moderated and got deleted – will be appeared on the list in “Arial”.

Btw. why would you hate those two typefaces when you are still using it on this website. Isn’t it ironic?

By: Laurens

Laurens — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:23:16 +0000

LOL…. but I don’t say on the above page that I personally hate Arial. I only document that a number of people dislike that typeface.
That being said, if I ever get around to updating the design of this site there is a good chance that I will replace Arial by a web font that has a bit more of a distinct look to it.

By: Ron3kl

Ron3kl — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:10:15 +0000

In the prepressure.com CSS we find this entry:

body {
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, Sans-Serif;
font-size: 12px;
text-align: center;
vertical-align: top;
background: #666 url(images/bg_body.gif);
color: #fff;
}

So the preferred body font for this web site is the second most hated in the list…

Oops

By: Merennulli

Merennulli — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:44:59 +0000

What much of this shows is simply a lack of perspective. Yes, they can be abused, but “boring” is never a valid excuse unless you’re in marketing. Typography has three basic roles in a font – making it readable, making it appropriate, and making it effective. A script, to borrow an example from above, doesn’t need to capture the attention of passing motorists, it needs to be read. To complain that it’s boring is like complaining that the extras in your movie aren’t getting top billing.

No lives have been lost to papyrus use, and these “hated” fonts are, if anything, the most popular and successful of all fonts.

By: Lulu

Lulu — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:22:13 +0000

the first thing i do when i install windows is to delete comic sans..

the second thing i do is uninstall IE, after i use it to download Chrome xD

By: Ken Mackinnon

Ken Mackinnon — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:57:58 +0000

Beauty is, and always will be, in the eye of the beholder. Fanaticism (for or against anything) is the sign of a narrow mind. Oh! I’m so distressed! I cannot find a way to change the font that I am using to respond! It’s so horrible! It has just ruined my day……

By: JGA

JGA — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 18:55:48 +0000

Very interesting read for a non-designer. I’m a screenwriter by trade, and Courier is the default font for scripts (I’ve always found it boring!) By “default” I mean that you look like a rank amateur if you use anything else — interesting that such an ugly type is the industry standard!

By: Kristina

Kristina — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:04:06 +0000

What’s more important than looking good is to be readable. Here a lot of “script” typefaces fails, and Courier gets heavily tiresome. (Is that why internet “read 14 pages then click yes to continue” licence agreements are in Courier – if the language doesn’t bore you away, maybe the typeface will?)
Times may lack a bit of fantasy, but it is comfortable to read.

And when you manage to write in a way that people can read, you ought to think of what to use their attention for.

But if you do have something well thought to say, THEN it’s time to choose the typeface that gives the right finish. In some cases it actually might be Comic sense…