Fortune 500 in Comic Sans

When an employee at a Fortune 500 company decides to create a warning sign in Comic Sans MS, management steps in immediately.

The backstory

The story takes place at Google (yes, Google). A well-meaning employee creates an internal sign in Comic Sans MS. The reaction is swift: another employee responds with an even larger sign criticising the typographic choice. A sign war ensues across the Mountain View offices, documented and shared across social media.

The paradox is delicious: Google, a company that created its own typefaces (Roboto, Noto, Product Sans), whose design teams rank among the world’s best, is not immune to the siren call of Comic Sans.

Why it’s a gem

Because if Comic Sans survives at Google, it will survive anywhere. It’s proof that this font is indestructible. You can have access to the finest typographic resources on the planet, employ hundreds of designers, create your own font families… and someone, somewhere in your offices, will still choose Comic Sans for their sign. Resistance is futile.