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Jackarunda
#155938
1 year ago
Plz for to help decide. These are fonts I chose from the selection in OpenOffice. Remember, these would be dialog fonts (fonts that these indiviuals would speak in), so I tried to select fonts that were stylized but still proper and readable.

Font Names:
Twilight: Times New Roman, Courier New, Harrington
Rainbow Dash: Gill Sans Ultra Bold, Kristen ITC, Viner Hand ITC
Fluttershy: Cordia New, LilyUPC, Vijaya
Rarity: Lucida Calligraphy, Monotype Corsiva, Broadway
Applejack: Segoe Print, Segoe Script, Cooper Black
Pinkie Pie: Comic Sans MS, Jokerman, Ravie
Pinkamena Diane Pie: Chiller

I narrowed it down to three out of all the fonts I have, but if you can suggest or link me to any others you think would be more appropriate then by all means. I don't think this has been done before, but if it has then sorry.
Anonymous
#155944
1 year ago
Twilight; 3rd
Fluttershy: 3rd
Rarity: 2nd
Applejack:2nd
Pinkie Pie: 3rd
Rainbow Dash:1st
Anonymous
#155945
1 year ago
The different fonts are cute, but the correct font for Pinkie Pie is obviously one of the Balloon fonts. That aren't here.
Anonymous
#155949
1 year ago
^Uh, missed the note.
Jackarunda
#155959
1 year ago
I'm recording all of the responses, btw, to determine which the best ones are.
your_waifu
#155974
1 year ago
the only answer in comic sans. anything else is just a ploy.
JustTheBast
#156003
1 year ago
Comic Sans must DIE!

In general, stay away from overly swirly or elaborate fonts like Harrington or Jokerman for dialogue. That only seems like a good idea - until someone actually has to read whole balloons full of it.
Anonymous
#156006
1 year ago
Twilight: 1st
Fluttershy: 3rd
Rarity: 2nd
Applejack: 2nd
Pinkie Pie: 3rd
Rainbow Dash: 3rd
Anonymous
#156009
1 year ago
For dialog...

Twilight; 1st
Fluttershy: 3rd
Rarity: 1st
Applejack: 1st
Pinkie Pie: out of the three... 1st
Rainbow Dash: out of the three... 2nd

Any text that is always bold should never be used for normal dialog, only to signify importance.
your_waifu
#156022
1 year ago
shut. the only font mr. jackarunda needs is thr great comic sans. it is the best. god tier. world ending magnificence. the font of zeus himself. don't question it's beauty.
your_waifu
#156024
1 year ago
sorry wait

[text-comic sans]shut. the only font mr. jackarunda needs is thr great comic sans. it is the best. god tier. world ending magnificence. the font of zeus himself. don't question it's beauty.[/text-comic sans]
Anonymous
#156037
1 year ago
^nice try
Anonymous
#156053
1 year ago
You're going to go crazy managing one font per character if you have already have six or seven, and plan on including more (Big Macintosh? Princess Celestia? Trixie?). *I'd pick ONE font overall and stick with it.* The internet will take your work more seriously for it. Promise.

Also, Google "blambot" and you'll find a ton of free, easy to read, yet stylish fonts just for comics :)
Jackarunda
#156073
1 year ago
Original Poster

Don't tell me that I shouldn't use fonts (because I'm not writing). Don't tell me about the internet-font dynamics etc.

Just tell me which font you think best suits each character's personality
your_waifu
#156075
1 year ago
comic sans. you MORNAON
JustTheBast
#156145
1 year ago
your_waifu is doing a very good impression of the way a character speaking in Comic Sans would come across. Do you really want one of your characters to look like such a, ahem, "mornaon"?

But seriously, quite apart from looking like a kindergartener's first attempts with a crayon and its dreadful overuse by middle managers who want to seem "whimsical" and "human" in their corporate memos, the font is objectively defective from a purely technical standpoint.
your_waifu
#156172
1 year ago
hey. heeeey. maybe you should go 2 hell.
your_waifu
#156186
1 year ago
Oh, and by the way (and this is me being serious, you can tell because I'm capitalizing my letters like a good boy scout) font choice is stupid. Guess what? Your reader doesn't give a shit. Obnoxious font choice just takes the reader out of the narrative. Stick with the default/common choice. Anything else is lazy. It's your words that count. (Or your words combined with your/others pictures if you're making a comic). True facts.
your_waifu
#156202
1 year ago
also why would you want to help jackarunda with anything he is a homophobic dickhead

OOPS did i start drama must be all the booze in me
Anonymous
#156305
1 year ago
Just make sure Derpy is in Wingdings, and I couldn't care less what you do with the rest of 'em.
Anonymous
#156333
1 year ago
Segoe Print Segoe Print
Anonymous
#156389
1 year ago
Three things to consider - bold fonts are used to stress importance, so never use them as a base; scripts and cursives are right out because they're hard to decipher unless they're large enough; and finally, avoid heavily-stylized fonts (ie: Pinkie's #2 option) because they're just ugly. That said, going along the rows:

Twilight works fine with Times New Roman. Simple, intellectual, well-known pony gets a simple, intellectual, well-known font.
Fluttershy can use Cordia New. Again, simple, reflects her meek personality; it's perfect for her.
Rarity is a perfect candidate for Monotype Corsiva. It has a flair of elegance to it resemblant of Rarity herself.
Applejack, given the choices, works best with Segoe Print. No real reason, it's just the best of the three given fonts.
Pinkie Pie—scrap all of those options; go hunt for a font called Blambot Casual. It's used often in comic books and other web comic strips.
Rainbow Dash works best with Viner Hand ITC. It's sharp, it shows off Dash's wild side; 'nuff said.
Pinkamena should be using a sharp, brash font, just like Dash—that's why I'm recommending Bradley Hand ITC instead.
Anonymous
#156429
1 year ago
Twilight: Middle
Fluttershy: Top
Rarity: Middle
Applejack: Middle
Pinkie: Not really a fan of any of them, top is least of the evils. I think Dash's middle font may work for her.
Rainbow: Bottom
Anonymous
#156491
1 year ago
COMIC SAAAAAAAAANS!
Anonymous
#156557
1 year ago
I though Pinkamena's font was this: C̷͙͎͎͖̥̪ͭ͗͆ͨ̇̔̓u̢͖̰̮͔̘̝͇̔͑̊͑p͈͍̬͈̮̣̈́͡c̨ͧ͑̊͊ͩͯa̺̘͖͍͉̤̓ͤk͚̻͚̦͚̋̋ͬ͛ͬ̚e̴̯͍̞̭̬͙̙͑͑̏͆s̨̼̺̻̰͙̱̏̅̍̋ͅ
Anonymous
#156569
1 year ago
Twi: 1
FS: 3
Rarity: 1
AJ: 1
Pinkie: 1, I guess, though I don't like any of them very well
RD: 2, with the the same caveat as above.
your_waifu
#158036
1 year ago
lol im a dick when im drinking, sorry jack

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LunarKnight
#158273
1 year ago
First one on everyone except for Rainbow Dash, which I'd say second one.
Anonymous
#158455
1 year ago
None of the above. Get better fonts. Go to dafonts at least or pirate better ones if you have to.

Barring that, stick to simpler fonts: Times, Kristen itc, Segoe print. Comic sans is not that bad but it's painfully overused and can easily be substituted with something better. Spare our eyes and please never ever use Jokerman or any of the other fonts for anything me than dramatic effect.
Jackarunda
#158592
1 year ago
Original Poster

Judging from all your responses, it seems I made decent decisions for everyone except Pinkie and Dash (who, IMHO, have the two most flamboyant personalities).

And I looked up Blambot Casual, and it actually looks really good for Pinkie. It's like ComicSans except more stylistic and funny.

I'll look for more fonts, and perhaps I will post this again with a new selection for any that aren't certain by that point.
Anonymous
#158792
1 year ago
Twilight: Courier New
Fluttershy: Cordia New
Rarity: Monotype Corsiva
Applejack: Segoe Print
Pinkie Pie: Comic Sans MS
Rainbow Dash: Viner Hand ITC
Eklyx
#160247
1 year ago
*drops to his knees and screams* COOOOOMMMMIIIIIICCCC SAAAAAAAAANNNNNSSSSS! *shakes a hoof at the heavens in anger then walks off*
Anonymous
#163714
1 year ago
Don't use different fonts for each pony. Consistency is best.
Anonymous
#164294
1 year ago
Graphic_Designer_facepalm.eps
Anonymous
#164765
1 year ago
Consolas, so that when they talk it looks like my development environment
Ithos
#173465
1 year ago
COMIC SAAAAANS!!! *waves fist*
Anonymous
#173543
1 year ago
I like the second for Rarity, nothing too hard to read.
BlacklightShining
#329044
1 year ago
Twilight Sparkle: 2
Fluttershy: 2
Rarity: 3
Applejack: 1
Pinkie Pie: 2
Rainbow Dash: 3
Anonymous
#454772
10 months ago
I don't get all the hate for Comic Sans. Yeah, it's kind of ugly, but it's not THAT bad. Getting up in arms over a font is pretty damn weird.