FORM MEETS DYSFUNCTION

Comic Sans was originally commissioned for NASA mission patches. Which explains why astronauts fear friendly fonts.

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Comic Sans was designed by Vincent Connare at Microsoft and released in 1994, inspired by comic book lettering, for use in the Microsoft Bob software. It was not made for NASA patches.

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