Meanwhile, interesting looking but slightly more recognizable fonts like Exo have become tedious more quickly.Ī similar phenomenon is occurring in the field of web design. They have just enough character to make them interesting without loudly betraying themselves with excessive visual flourish. These fonts do still occasionally appear on “worst font” lists but I disagree that they’re anywhere near as problematic as others. Typefaces like Helvetica, Times New Roman, and more recently Open Sans have been used with comparable frequency to any font on this list, but they avoid the same level of infamy because they walk a fine line between originality and anonymity. It’s usually some combination these factors, in particular visual distinction and availability that leads to font fatigue. All it takes is for a few of these to have a bit more visual oomph than the others and bam, that font starts showing up EVERYWHERE. Unless you’ve manually downloaded the font you’re using, chances are it’s a system font. This makes them overwhelmingly widespread and accessible to everyone. What’s that, you ask? System fonts are those pre-loaded onto computer operating systems like Windows and Mac OS. The other and perhaps most significant driving factor is the ubiquity of system fonts. Its range of applications (perceived or valid) will also contribute to widespread use, as fonts that lend themselves to a variety of contexts and occasions will naturally be chosen more often. A font’s novelty, its unique sense of fun or visual invention, its eye-catchiness (fancy industry term), can drive its rampant adoption. Why Good Fonts Go Badįonts can become overused (and by extension, hated) for a number of reasons, but there are three attributes that often contribute to their epidemic nature. Because font crimes are no laughing matter no matter how Comic they may be. My goal with this post is to curate a list of the worst, most overused fonts, one or two at a time.
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