Typophile - What is the funnest font? - Comments

okay... so what font did you

SuperUltraFabulous — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:13:12 -0700

okay... so what font did you choose?

Mikey :-)

OK, you guys are the bestest

benfreeman001 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:54:47 -0700

OK, you guys are the bestest ever. Yes, I meant FUN, not FUNNY. And I was serious about Comic Sans. If it came with a full range of weights, small caps and italics I would have used it for shizzle. And the magazine IS separate from the book about Yugoslavia but you got me: the content isn’t all that light hearted. It’s still fun though. I’m not sure that I agree on the whole comedian laughing at their own joke thing; I think that the typography should reflect the tone of voice or in this case complement it. Having said that, some of the funniest things I have ever read have been set in the most dry type imaginable.

But: this is about fun, not funny, and ’funnest’ is a word, I’m pretty sure...

I’m sure Ben knows what he

1985 — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:26:21 -0700

I’m sure Ben knows what he is doing.

Wow, when I think fun I

pattyfab — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:13:05 -0700

Wow, when I think fun I definitely think post-war killings in the former Yugoslavia.

He is currently editing the

jupiterboy — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:55:59 -0700

He is currently editing the first issue of ’FUN’ magazine and
designing a book containing the outcome of his research into
post-war killings in the former Yugoslavia.

While he may be using this fun face for a dramatic contrast the above statement actually sounds like two different projects.

Nope, it’s for real. Turns

SuperUltraFabulous — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:40:08 -0700

Nope, it’s for real. Turns out this is not for fun, but it’s for sad. :-(

http://www.ben-freeman.com/

As interesting as this topic

DrDoc — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:32:03 -0700

As interesting as this topic has gotten, I can’t help but think that the OP is a fakepost. “Funnest”? Turning down Comic Sans because it has “no italic version”? I’m pretty sure the OP is just messing with us.

That said, the question of a fun text face is an interesting one, and I tend to agree Koppa about Century Schoolbook.

Dude.... I think I have the

Eben Sorkin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:17:24 -0700

Dude.... I think I have the ultimate answer. Okay maybe not, but check it out! It’s fab and a half!

Burbank

http://www.typesupply.com/portfolio/typefaces/burbank/

I actually have a category

pattyfab — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:02:09 -0700

I actually have a category in FEX for “funny”. Some of them are:

Ablefont, Frankly SPoken, Ashley Script, Bad Dog, Bandit, Batmos, Beesknees, Belch, Blockhead, Bloody, Bonehead, Bonkers, lots of House fonts, some stuff from fontdiner, and many many more.

What about Ravie?

laniblaze — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:26:46 -0700

What about Ravie?

We have a whole category of

Diner — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:51:18 -0700

We have a whole category of Fun/Wacky fonts and they are not author keyworded, they are hand picked so I can’t let this thread pass by without a mention of ’em.

http://www.fontbros.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?search=action&keywords=funw...

BTW, I’m working on a font with a lettering artist called Doinky which is Fun++

Stuart :D

I couldn’t agree more with

Koppa — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:29:26 -0700

I couldn’t agree more with Mr. Simonson. Fonts designed to be fun are completely annoying:

It’s like when a comedian laughs at their own jokes.

The only designed-to-be-fun font that’s half-way fun is Comic Sans because it epitomizes the whole stupid notion of a fun font, so much so that you can’t help but laugh at it. And I feel a little bit like a broken record on this one, because I’ve stood up for it many times before here on Typophile: Dr. Suess singlehandedly made Century Schoolbook the funnest font of all time.

And if you really want fun, you don’t go the font route. You write it out by hand, comic book style.

Myriad Rounded sounds like a

SuperUltraFabulous — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:07:47 -0700

Myriad Rounded sounds like a great idea to me... perhaps already in the works considering we have FF Unit Rounded, and FF Din Rounded on the way.

VAG is always fun

Archer is Martha kinda fun

Ronnia is modern and fresh fun

Belizio and Clarendon are traditional fun

Amira is non-distracting fun

Sadgirl is quirky fun

Bryant is soft and thourough fun

Maple is organic jolly fun

Odile is my kind of fun

Omnes is soft and fun

Sauna is fun we have seen many times before but we’re not sure if we are tired of it yet

FB Moderno roman is not fun but the italics are a blast

Neutraface is classy fun whereas Burbank might have the bouncy fun you want

Pink, Orange and Green are too much fun for text

Megano is fun and Vista is fun with the alts on

Preface is fun whereas Fontesque is slapstick

Buccardi is fun, but drinking it is even funner

Tribute is fun, but Filosphia and Mrs. Eaves have sucked fun dry

This has been real fun, I’m going to go walk into traffic now... toodles

Mikey :op

PS... Is your publication FUN PORN?
I ask because Butt magazine is a serious gay mans porn mag with ”articles” kinda of fun and I can only imagine you mentioning it because you competing in a similar market.
I guess that’s your-eyes-roll-in-the-back-of-head-orgasmic-kind-of-fun.

Yes! House is king of

SuperUltraFabulous — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:43:02 -0700

Yes! House is king of fun!

also...
Mathew Carter’s Ionic is lots of fun for me!!!

House Industries has some

pattyfab — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:27:23 -0700

House Industries has some fun fonts, Shag, Las Vegas, etc.

http://www.houseind.com/

What is the funnest font?

benfreeman001 — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:50:37 -0700

Ok, I am looking for the most fun font in the world for a new magazine. I’m talking body font, I have already found the funnest headline font. It needs to be legible, versatile and FUN [did I mention that already?].

Here are some that I have turned down:

American Typewriter: Already used by Butt magazine.

Comic Sans: No italic version.

Any suggestions?

Come on people, let’s find the funnest font out there. Best suggestion wins a whole load of fun; don’t ask me how.