Seeing Papyrus get dragged on SNL inspired me to write this friendly guide detailing the only appropriate situations in which to use fonts that everyone hates.
But some complained that I’d skipped some of the most loathed fonts. And I didn’t actually include Papyrus, presuming that everyone knew already. Well, in case you missed the memo, here’s the only establishment that has the OK to use Papyrus on signage:
But you knew that, right? Anyway, here are the rest of the oft-disliked fonts and the only establishments and/or situations in which it’s OK to use them.
Edwardian Script ITC
Braggadocio
Cloister Black
Herculanum
Bauhaus 93
Lucida Blackletter
Curlz MT
Brush Script MT
Harrington
Impact
Bradley Hand
Wingdings
[No idea what’s going on? Go back and read part I here:]
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