Re: HIT Stumper-- comic sans MS font

[Allyson Cogan <acogan@PENNSVILLE.K12.NJ.US>]

This list has come through again!  My student is overwhelmed by your
knowledge and generosity!  Thanks to all who responded.

On 1/30/01 I asked what the MS in the name for the font comic sans MS stands
for.  This was for a high school student doing research in my middle school
library for her English class.  thank you to all who responded. We have the
information and citations we need!  I tried to reply a thank you to all who
answered.  If I missed anyone I apologize.  Thanks so much for your help!

Boy, was I surprised by the number of responses I received to my query!  We
had looked in the dictionary, in books about printing, online in computer
dictionaries and at 3 search engines asking about the font name, and again
asking about fonts and typefaces.  NO LUCK with reliable information, lots
of offers to download fonts.

On 1/30/01 and 1/31/01 many people responded with information suggesting
that the MS was for either manuscript or Microsoft.  These were our 2 best
guesses as well.  We found the sans means without in French from my years of
French and a French-English dictionary ; serif is the small stems on
typeface at the top and bottom, as seen in Courier and Times New Roman
fonts - from the unabridged Webster's dictionary;we thought that comic
probably referred to the "fun" aspect of the look of the type.  All this we
had, but not the MS.

Shirlee Carlberg wrote on !.30/01:

This address has the info you need.
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/css/gallery/spec2.htm

When I went to this site it explains that the comic is from comic book type
which the creator, Vincent  Connare was attempting to copy, adding the MS
for Microsoft as a Microsoft employee.  There is information about Verdanna,
New Roman and Impact fonts at this site.  The main page is :
  http://www.microsoft.com/typography/  from that site you can find links to
a wealth of information about true type fonts!

This information also came from others. And another site about fonts with
lots of good information was sent by Dan Walker:

Try the link: http://nwalsh.com/comp.fonts/FAQ/   this site offers great
information about fonts as well.

Thanks again!

Allyson Cogan
Educational Media Specialist
Pennsville Middle School Grades 6 - 8
Pennsville, N J 08070
acogan@pennsville.k12.nj.us

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