Comic Sans - The Biography of a Typeface (Hardcover)

Comic Sans is one of the most used and most reviled typefaces of the digital age. How was it made? How could it spawn a thousand jokes and yet still be so widely praised by educators? What does its accidental creator think of its use and misuse? This quirky and unique book examines how the computer transformed type into something that anyone could use and have an opinion on; how a typeface, correctly used, may sell us almost anything; and how new types with names such as Sunday Flicker, Pinky Stone and Irongate (to name but three out of the hundreds issued this year) each attempt to keep the alphabet exciting and new.

General

Imprint:	Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The ABC of Fonts
Release date:	November 2023
Authors:	Simon Garfield
Dimensions:	204 x 132mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-1-399-60930-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Typography
LSN:	1-399-60930-0
Barcode:	9781399609302

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