Adam Trickett <adam.trickett@???> wrote:
> On Sunday 25 March 2007 16:21, hantslug@??? wrote:
>> And, of course, in non-serif fonts. Serif
>> fonts are harder, and therefore slower, to read
>
> The theory is that serif fonts are easier to
> read than sans-serifs. Almost all commercially
> printed material in the UK (books and
> newspapers) are in serifs such as a Times Roman
> or a Garamond.
Serif typefaces are ideal for body text, where
there's large blocks of solid text. The serifs
help lead the eye from one letter to the next,
and help avoid skipping to the next or previous
lines.
Sans serif typefaces are more suitable for short
runs of text, such as headings, captions, or
bullet points. :-)
There's a very good book on the subject of print
design:
http://www.peachpit.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0321193857&rl=1
It spends three chapters on type.
Nick.
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Nick Chalk ................. once a Radio Designer
Confidence is failing to understand the problem.
