Comic Sans* just got a serious upgrade

Three reasons why Comic Sans was good actually, three reasons why it's time to upgrade with one notable exception. Featuring ‪@ShantellMartin‬ and ‪@ArrowType‬check out https://shantellsans.com/ for more details. Thanks to ‪@answerinprogress‬ and ‪@nationsquid‬ for their guest appearances. Check out my newsletter here: https://buttondown.email/linus --- 0:00 Meet Shantell Sans, the new Comic Sans. 0:59 The Origin of Comic Sans 1:54 The Rise - Universal distribution meets universal appeal 3:13 Overexposure - Comic Sans become inescapable 4:39 The Backlash - Comic Sans gets cancelled 5:40 3 reasons to hate Comic Sans 9:05 I have a newsletter. And no sponsor. 9:24 3 reasons Comic Sans is good, actually 9:29 1) Fun & friendly 10:16 Aside - Thank Comic Sans for Calibri? 11:10 2) Easy to use & flexible 12:18 3) Easy to read 13:57 Ripoffs and relatives of Comic Sans 15:14 Why Shantell Sans is different, and 3 ways it's better 15:52 1) Attention to detail 17:44 2) Authenticity 18:41 3) A font for today 19:34 Stop using Comic Sans. Except... 20:05 Comic Sans - a font, a meme, a renaissance 20:51 Sharing a font with the world What are you doing here? Nobody reads the video description! Well, between you and me, Chalkboard has strong "We have Comic Sans at home" energy. --- Selected sources: http://www.connare.com/whycomic.htm https://www.theguardian.com/artanddes... https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... https://mitpress.mit.edu/978026237521... https://www.tes.com/magazine/teaching... --- 🛒My YouTube Gear https://kit.co/timesnewboman/youtube-... 🛒Amazing AI Upscaling https://topazlabs.com/ref/1205/ Music from Streambeats and Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra...