Everyone keeps showing amazing examples of great typography and really effective info graphics.. but what about bad typography? Sometimes we need to look at the bad to realize the "what not to do" in typography.
I found this site stumbling around tying to find some terrible examples and this article made me laugh and cringe at the same time.
http://www.companyfolders.com/blog/worst-fonts-ever-11-examples-of-bad-typography-in-print
Everyone knows how deadly a typeface can be when used the wrong way, or just how using a bad typeface can destroy the whole message of the piece.
Oh... and if you ever thought Comic Sans might be a useable typeface for your next project (I really hope that thought has never been created in your mind) DONT.
If you need some more reassurance as to why not... please look at these iconic brands using Comic Sans and tell me how "iconic" they look after.
Aren't they lovely?! Hah...
I agree. I think its good to look at bad examples of typography so we can see what NOT to do. I don't like comic sans, to be honest and I really don't know when would be appropriate to use it? Useless for subjects for kids? The examples are quite funny. Its pretty crazy to see these examples. It makes me wonder like who is did this? and why? Unless of course it was intentional.
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