Vsauce [SEP] creator
Vsauce
Vsauce () is a YouTube channel brand created by Internet celebrity Michael Stevens. The channels feature videos on scientific, psychological, mathematical, and philosophical topics, as well as gaming, technology, popular culture, and other general interest subjects.
History.
On July 30, 2007, Michael Stevens launched the main Vsauce channel, which was inactive until 2010. Initially, the channel's programming focused on video games and featured a number of hosts. However, certain segments such as "IMG!" slowly
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Stevens details in the video "A Defense of Comic Sans" that the text font Alsina was used by the Vsauce channels because of its close resemblance to the handwriting of Nik Guinta, the creator of the original Vsauce logo. A new branding scheme designed by Natasha Jen was adopted in December 2014 to bring a "grown-up" feel to the channels. It utilizes the DIN Next Rounded font and fluid designs to convey the idea of sauce that the name "Vsauce" implies.