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theafroguy · 03-17-2008, 12:34 PM

Hi Sarah. Allow me to explain some of the unspoken rules:

Comic Sans is ugly and childish, as well as overused.
Clip art rarely blends well and looks amateurish.
Photoshop filters are fine when used in conjunction with other things. But simply filtering an image is not good design, it's lazy.
And Web 2.0-style is a bit overdone now (though I still like it )

The rest are pretty self-explanatory.

BABYDIABOLICAL · 03-17-2008, 04:49 PM

Thank you for answering. It's kinda what I assumed , but sometimes my assumptions are way way off . Comic Sans just looks like the font you would use for a baby shower invitation.

chris · 03-17-2008, 07:46 PM

Welcome to the forums!

I hope you learn a lot here!!!

~chris

lewis · 03-18-2008, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BABYDIABOLICAL

Comic Sans just looks like the font you would use for a baby shower invitation.

I carry a big-ass black red marker with me most of the time, so that I may bring the use of Comic Sans to those unfortunate people who have 'accidentally' employed its use in a poster or similar.* Glossy effects may be a personal preference now it's all the rage, but even if all the cool kids were using Comic Sans, DON'T DO IT! Haha sore subject, can you tell?!

* it also gets good use in circling the misuse of apostrophes

BABYDIABOLICAL · 03-20-2008, 08:32 AM

It's funny Comic Sans is a plague to the graphics arts community..who knew?I don't think that it's a mistake I would accidentally make ,but , it's super funny that people have misused a font so much it has become a scourge !

leon_nerd · 03-20-2008, 10:40 AM

Welcome Sarah.

Well I don't know if we really shud be so anti-comic-sans. It depends on the usage. Definitely I would love to use it for chidrens.

Anyways, I don't really want to be in this bash..hehe. Enjoy your stay !!!

03-17-2008, 12:34 PM	#11
theafroguy Designer Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 26	Hi Sarah. Allow me to explain some of the unspoken rules: Comic Sans is ugly and childish, as well as overused. Clip art rarely blends well and looks amateurish. Photoshop filters are fine when used in conjunction with other things. But simply filtering an image is not good design, it's lazy. And Web 2.0-style is a bit overdone now (though I still like it ) The rest are pretty self-explanatory.

03-17-2008, 07:46 PM	#13
chris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 503	Welcome to the forums! I hope you learn a lot here!!! ~chris __________________ PORTFOLIO // SHIRTS // HOME

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03-17-2008, 04:49 PM	#12
BABYDIABOLICAL Designer Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 42	Thank you for answering. It's kinda what I assumed , but sometimes my assumptions are way way off . Comic Sans just looks like the font you would use for a baby shower invitation.

03-20-2008, 08:32 AM	#15
BABYDIABOLICAL Designer Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 42	It's funny Comic Sans is a plague to the graphics arts community..who knew?I don't think that it's a mistake I would accidentally make ,but , it's super funny that people have misused a font so much it has become a scourge !

03-20-2008, 10:40 AM	#16
leon_nerd Learner Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 22	Welcome Sarah. Well I don't know if we really shud be so anti-comic-sans. It depends on the usage. Definitely I would love to use it for chidrens. Anyways, I don't really want to be in this bash..hehe. Enjoy your stay !!!